Expect to See More Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain
April 2023
You’ll see more interest in buprenorphine for chronic pain...as it gains steam in new VA guidelines.
These guidelines recommend buprenorphine over full opioid agonists (morphine, etc)...if NON-opioids aren’t enough.
Buprenorphine is a partial agonist at mu-opioid receptors...and an ANTagonist at other opioid receptors.
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