Schering-Plough's UK subsidiary says that Suboxone (buprenorphine HCl plus naloxone HCl) sublingual tablets for maintenance treatment of opioid dependence, is now available in the domestic market.
Current standard maintenance therapies in the UK are methadone and buprenorphine, both of which bind to the opioid receptors in the brain. Suboxone includes naloxone which is designed to limit buprenorphine's potential for misuse and potentially lower the street value and the incentive for diversion.
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