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Butrans(buprenorphine)

Butrans 5 MCG/HR 7 Day Transdermal System

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* BUTRANS should be prescribed only by healthcare professionals who are knowledgeable about the use of extended-release/long-acting opioids and how to mitigate the associated risks.
* BUTRANS doses of 7.5, 10, 15, and 20 mcg/hour are only for use in patient's who are opioid experienced and in whom tolerance to an opioid of comparable potency has been established. Patients who are opioid-experienced are those receiving, for one week or longer, daily opioid doses up to 80 mg/day of oral morphine or an equianalgesic dose of another opioid.
* Use the lowest effective dosage for the shortest duration of time consistent with individual patient treatment goals. Reserve titration to higher doses of BUTRANS for patients in whom lower doses are insufficiently effective and in whom the expected benefits of using a higher dose opioid clearly outweigh the substantial risks.
* Initiate the dosing regimen for each patient individually, taking into account the patient's underlying cause and severity of pain, prior analgesic treatment and response, and risk factors for addiction, abuse, and misuse.
* Respiratory depression can occur at any time during opioid therapy, especially when initiating and following dosage increases with BUTRANS. Consider this risk when selecting an initial dose and when making dose adjustments.
* Discuss availability of naloxone with the patient and caregiver and assess each patient's need for access to naloxone, both when initiating and renewing treatment with BUTRANS. Consider prescribing naloxone based on the patient's risk factors for overdose.
* For opioid-naïve patients, initiate treatment with a 5 mcg/hour patch.
* Instruct patients to wear BUTRANS for 7 days and to wait a minimum of 3 weeks before applying to the same site.
* Do not abruptly discontinue BUTRANS in a physically dependent patient because rapid discontinuation of opioid analgesics has resulted in serious withdrawal symptoms, uncontrolled pain, and suicide.

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Butrans FAQs

How is the dosage of Butrans?BuTrans is available in 5 dosages, including 10 mcg/hr 168 HR Patch, 15 mcg/hr 168 HR Patch, 20 mcg/hr 168 HR Patch, 5 mcg/hr 168 HR Patch and 7.5 mcg/hr 168 HR Patch

What does Butrans treat?BuTrans treats Heroin Dependence and Pain

What is Butrans made of?BuTrans contains buprenorphine which is a Partial Opioid Agonist

How Is Butrans Administered?BuTrans is administered as a Transdermal

What Are The Butrans Mechanism Of Action?BuTrans mechanism of action is Partial Opioid Agonists

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