suboxone

English

Alternative forms

• Suboxone

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.

See also

• OxyContin