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Monday
Dec142009

Buprenorphine Drug Info for Nurses in Episode 109 of the Nursing Show

The Nursing Show

Buprenorphine, more popularly known as Subutex, is an opioid used to treat dependence to drugs with an opioid formulation. Another formulation of the drug, Suboxone, is buprenorphine with naloxone, a narcotic antagonist. Learn more about this drugĀ  in this week's episode of the Nursing Show, an interview with tox specialist Lisa Booze of the Maryland Poison Center. Get Useful tips as she discusses drug info on buprenorphine, indications, symptoms of overdose, what to do during overdose. The show also includes nurses in the news and links to resources for this week's tip.

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The Nursing Show is a weekly podcast for nurses and nursing students which offers news, interviews, articles, reviews, tips and more.

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