Betty Ford Lecture Sharon Walsh - AMERSA

Buprenorphine Sublingual buprenorphine, a partial mu opioidagonist, is available as buprenorphine alone(Subutex ® ) and buprenorphine/naloxone(Suboxone ® ) and both are effective treatmentsfor opioid dependence Subutex ® was introduced abroad in the 1990’sand following the passage of DATA 2000,Subutex ® and Suboxone ® were introduced in theUnited States (US)32