Buprenorphine 8 Mg/2 Mg

Description

Buprenorphine 8 Mg/2 Mg

Buprenorphine 8 Mg/2 Mg is an opioid medication. Buprenorphine oral/sublingual (given under the tongue) is used to treat opioid addiction.

Important Information

Buprenorphine sublingual tablets are not for use as a pain medication.

MISUSE OF OPIOID MEDICINE CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.

Taking opioid medicine during pregnancy may cause life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in the newborn.

Fatal side effects can occur if you use opioid medicine with alcohol, or with other drugs that cause drowsiness or slow your breathing.

Before taking this medecine

Tell your doctor if you have ever had:

• methadone treatment;
• any type of breathing problem or lung disease;
• abnormal curvature of the spine that affects breathing;
• liver disease (especially hepatitis B or C);
• kidney disease;
• enlarged prostate, urination problems;
• a head injury or brain tumor;
• alcoholism, hallucinations, mental illness; or
• problems with your stomach, gallbladder, adrenal gland, or thyroid.

Further information

Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.