Resource Center: Drug interactions

This patient handout explains Suboxone®, its makeup, and how it works to treat withdrawal.

This website, funded by SAMHSA, is designed to help physicians to implement office-based buprenorphine treatment using a national network of trained physician mentors.

Guideline document discussing interactions between buprenorphine and HIV medication.

This document describes how to manage medications for co-occuring psychiatric disorders in a patient receiving buprenorphine.

This website provides a "Drug Interactions Checker" that explains drug interactions. Furthermore, the significance level of the drug interaction is classified as major, moderate, or minor drug interactions. You can also check for food/lifestyle and disease interactions.

These FAQs address topics such as the prevalence of opioid dependence, how treatment of opioid dependence with Suboxone® works, the side effects of the medication, and other common patient questions.

List of drugs that interact with buprenorphine due to their metabolism by Cytochrome P450.

Developed by a consensus panel, these guidelines provide treatment recommendations for patients with dual disorders.

This web page provides information for the patient on pronunciation, brand names, common uses, how to use, missed doses, precautions, side effects, drug interactions, proper storage, and more.

This article offers a brief overview of Suboxone®.