Opiod Dependency

1 Drug classified under this drug class

Opiod Dependency. Buprenorphine 8.64 mg, Naloxone HCl 2.44 mg.
S.L. TAB. 7, 28.
The recommend. start. dose in adult.,
adolesc. over 15 yrs.: 1-2 tabs. of 2
mg/0.5 mg. An addit. 1-2 tabs. 2 mg/0.5
mg may be administ. on day one
depend. on the individ. pts. requirem.
Dose titrat. in steps of 2-8 mg is guided
by reassess. of the clinic. & psycholog.
status of the pt., and should not exceed
a max. single dly. dose of 24 mg.
Substit. tmt. for opioid drug dependence,
within a framework of med., social and
psycholog. tmt. in adult., adolesc. over 15
yrs. who have agreed to be treated for
addiction.
C/I: Hypersens., severe resp. insuffic.,
severe hepat. impair, acute alcoholism or
delirium tremens.