suboxone

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Marketing name, perhaps a blend of Subutex +‎ naloxone.

Noun

suboxone (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.
    Coordinate term: Subutex
    • 2012 August 23, Conor Friedersdorf, quoting Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco, “What OxyContin Addicts in West Virginia Tell Us About the War on Drugs”, in The Atlantic‎[1]:
      Not far behind OxyContin is Suboxone, the brand name for a drug whose primary ingredient is buprenorphine, a semisynthetic opioid.
    • 2015 June 24, Sam Esmail, “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov”, in Mr. Robot, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Elliot Alderson:
      I have 8 milligram Suboxone for maintenance in case I go through withdrawals.

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