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Buprenorphine (Buprenex, Butrans, Belbuca, Subutex, Sublocade)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Classification:
mu partial agonist, weak kappa receptor antagonist, and delta receptor agonist
Primary Considerations:

Affinity - High μ-receptor affinity (1000x morphine and 10x naloxone ) means other perioperative opioids will not compete well for μ-receptors. Primary point is that intraoperative opioids may be...

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