Buprenorphine for Pain Management

Buprenorphine is FDA approved for the treatment of acute and chronic pain as well as for the treatment of opioid use disorder.

Buprenorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid.

Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist at the mu-opioid receptor.

The mu-opioid receptor is directly involved in pain control and pain sensation.

Therefore, as an opioid, buprenorphine IS a pain medication and can be used for the treatment of pain.

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