Vol. X, No. 3Archive > March, 2009

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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