Combination of buprenorphine and naloxone for Opioid Addiction Treatment

May 12, 2010 · Posted in Buprenorphine · 1 Comment 

Buprenorphine is effective in drug substitution therapy. Now there are new formulations in combination with naloxone.

Oral drug substitution therapy with buprenorphine is one way to try to remove drug users from dependence. A study published in the journal The Lancet states with drug substitution therapy opiates, buprenorphine, heroin users are able to make the stay “clean” for three times longer compared to people taking placebo. In addition the number of participants who completed the study without relapse four times more on buprenorphine recipients. Read more

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