The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1362
April 18, 2011
Transdermal Buprenorphine (Butrans) for Chronic Pain
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Transdermal Buprenorphine (Butrans) for Chronic Pain
April 18, 2011 (Issue: 1362)
The FDA has approved the partial opioid agonist
buprenorphine in a transdermal formulation (Butrans –
Purdue) for treatment of moderate to severe chronic
pain. Buprenorphine has been available in the US for
years in parenteral formulations for...more
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