Buprenorphine
Pain in opioid naïve patients
By subcutaneous, intramuscular or slow intravenous injection
12 years and over
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Update detail Typo in dosing information for 12 years and above. Text should read
· 12 years and above: 300 micrograms every 6 – 8 hours
Titrate the dose, based on analgesic requirements up to a typical adult maximum dose of 600micrograms every 6-8 hours.
NOT 600mg every 6- 8 hours.
Author Lynda Brook Date 18/06/2025
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