Buprenorphine

Trade Name:

Probuphine

Manufacturer/Distributor:

Knight Therapeutics Inc.

Classification:

Opiate partial agonist

ATC Class:

N07BC01 - Buprenorphine

Status:

active

Notice of Compliance (yyyy/mm/dd):

2018/04/18

Date Marketed in Canada (yyyy/mm/dd):

2018/04/18

Presentation:

Implant: each rod contains 74.2 mg buprenorphine equivalent to 80 mg buprenorphine hydrochloride. DIN: 02474921

Comments:

Subdermal implant consisting of 4 rods of buprenorphine. To be used in opioid dependent patients who are clinically stabilized on no more than 8 mg sublingual buprenorphine. The implants are replaced every six months.

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