Purdue Pharma announced that the FDA has approved a new 15mcg/hr dosage strength for Butrans (buprenorphine) Transdermal System.
Butrans is a Schedule III opioid analgesic indicated for moderate to severe chronic pain when continuous opioid analgesia is needed for an extended time period.
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Specifically, buprenorphine is a partial agonist at mu opioid receptors, an antagonist at kappa opioid receptors, an agonist at delta opioid receptors, and a partial agonist at ORL-1 (nociceptin) receptors. Its clinical actions result from binding to the opioid receptors.
Butrans is already available in 5mcg/hr, 10mcg/hr, and 20mcg/hr strength transdermal patches. Purdue Pharma expects to launch Butrans 15 mcg/hr in October 2013.
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