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Buprenex: The injectable
form of buprenorphine.
Buprenorphine : A medication used to treat adults addicted to or dependent on opioids such as pain medications, heroin or methadone. It is available in oral form (sublingual tablets) and injectable form. As part of an addiction treatment program, the medication is taken in its oral form. Suboxone blocks the effects of other opioids and eliminates cravings and symptoms of withdrawal.
Detoxification: The process in which all opiates
are withdrawn. This usually involves a gradual decrease in the amount
of buprenorphine that the patient is taking.
Induction: Another term for the transition phase
of buprenorphine therapy.
Maintenance: The patient is given a prescription
for an amount of buprenorphine (determined during the stabilization
phase of treatment) and monitored by the physician on a weekly or
monthly basis, depending on the patient’s needs.
Stabilization: The phase of treatment in which
the patient and doctors determine the correct amount of buprenorphine
the patient needs to take to eliminate cravings and signs and symptoms
of withdrawal.
Suboxone: Tablet containing buprenorphine and
naloxone.
Subutex: Tablet containing buprenorphine only.
Transition phase: The process of transferring
the patient from the current substance that he or she is addicted
or dependent on to buprenorphine.
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