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Archive > March, 2009 Vol. X, No. 3

Anesthesia Alert

Pain Management in Patients Taking Suboxone

Frank Kunkel, MD

Traditional narcotics will have decreased analgesic effects on patients who are taking a newer drug for opioid addiction treatment called Suboxone. Here's what your surgeons, staff and anesthesia providers need to know about Suboxone (buprenorphine with naloxone).

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