Publication Date
1-1-2021
Journal
Health Psychology Research
DOI
10.52965/001c.27241
PMID
34746493
PMCID
PMC8567798
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
8-6-2021
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
analgesics, opioids, chronic pain, buprenorphine
Abstract
With the ongoing public health crisis with prescription opioids, there is a need for safer alternatives for medication management in chronic pain patients. Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid agonist which is commonly utilized to treat patients with opioid-use disorders. The purpose of this review is to discuss the potential use of this medication for the treatment of chronic pain instead of resorting to more traditional Schedule II opioids. Buprenorphine offers a safer alternative for patients who require opioids to manage chronic pain, given the unique pharmacological properties that allow it to provide adequate analgesia with less abuse potential.
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