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NALT Concept Space
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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. analgesics
  4. buprenorphine
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. pain management
  4. analgesics
  5. buprenorphine
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. pain management
  4. analgesics
  5. buprenorphine
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical compounds
  3. organic compounds
  4. alkaloids
  5. opium alkaloids
  6. buprenorphine

Preferred term

buprenorphine

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A derivative of the opioid alkaloid thebaine that is a more potent and longer lasting analgesic than morphine. It appears to act as a partial agonist at mu and kappa opioid receptors and as an antagonist at delta receptors. The lack of delta-agonist activity has been suggested to account for the observation that buprenorphine tolerance may not develop with chronic use.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • buprenorphine hydrochloride

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/8452

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