Buprenorphine is a generic drug that’s prescribed for opioid use disorder (OUD). As with other drugs, buprenorphine can cause side effects, such as numbness inside your mouth and withdrawal.

University of Houston (UH) researchers were awarded $1.4 million to eliminate dental problems that have been linked with buprenorphine, a prescription pain medication that has been shown to reduce ...

In the fatal world of opioid use disorder (OUD), pharmacotherapy, or using a prescribed medication to treat drug dependence, has emerged as the gold standard of treatment. Among the trio of ...

Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) is a brand-name prescription medication. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved it to treat dependence on opioid drugs. This includes treating opioid ...

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...

Twenty-four percent of US adolescent treatment centers do not use a “lifesaving” medication. An article appeared today in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Treatments Used Among ...

If you have certain conditions, you may be interested in learning more about buprenorphine. It’s a generic prescription drug that comes as an extended-release patch* and a sublingual tablet (a tablet ...

Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) is a prescription drug that treats opioid use disorder in adults. Suboxone comes as a film that dissolves in your mouth. It’s usually taken once per day. Treatment ...