Buprenorphine is a prescription medication. It’s approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat opioid dependence in adults. Opioid dependence is also called opioid use disorder (OUD), ...

Buprenorphine, rather than a full agonist opioid, should be used for patients taking daily opioids for chronic pain, given its lower risk for overdose or misuse, new guidelines from the Department of ...

In adults not prescribed medications for OUD, oral clonidine, intramuscular haloperidol and midazolam with intravenous morphine, and intraoperative IV lidocaine may improve pain outcomes. HealthDay ...

PITTSBURGH — Opioids are a cornerstone of cancer pain management, but there is a lack of consensus on how to treat pain in cancer patients who also have struggled with opioid use disorder or ...

The U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense recently updated their clinical practice guidelines for the use of opioids in patients with chronic pain, the first update in 5 years. The U.S.

In the 12-month period ending in April, more than 100,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses -- the most recorded in a year-long span. Most of those overdoses involved opioids. Public health ...

Buprenorphine may be as effective as conventional analgesia in older adults with acute pain, with reduced opioid consumption and breakthrough analgesia. In older adults, buprenorphine was found to ...

The use of transmucosal buprenorphine, a drug prescribed to treat opioid use disorder and pain, may cause dental problems, according to a warning issued January 12 from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

April 23, 2012 (Atlanta, GA) — Methadone and buprenorphine are viable analgesic treatment options for patients with chronic pain and comorbid opioid addiction. However, when it comes to safety, ...