How do you administer Subutex?

Method Of Administration SUBUTEX must be administered whole. Do not cut, chew, or swallow SUBUTEX. Advise patients not to eat or drink anything until the tablet is completely dissolved. SUBUTEX should be placed under the tongue until it is dissolved.

How do you dissolve Subutex?

Place the tablet under your tongue and allow it to dissolve with your mouth closed. Do not chew the tablet or swallow it whole. If your doctor has prescribed more than 2 tablets per dose, place the correct number of tablets under your tongue at the same time and allow them to dissolve completely.

What happens if you crush Subutex?

Conclusion: We conclude that crushing Subutex tablets does not significantly alter serum buprenorphine or norbuprenorphine levels or the drug’s clinical effect. Our results indicate that crushing Subutex tablets may be used as an alternative method to counter the risk of buprenorphine diversion.

How long do you keep Subutex under your tongue?

Place buprenorphine-with-naloxone sublingual film under the tongue and keep it there until completely dissolved (4–8 minutes on average). Do not swallow, chew or move the film after it is placed under the tongue, as doing any of these makes the medicine less effective.

Can you drink water after taking Suboxone?

If you swallow, chew, or take with water, it will not work at all (the medication will not help you). You should avoid drinking, eating, or smoking 15 minutes before and after the dose and until it dissolves. *NOTE: You can take a sip of water to moisten your mouth before you take your dose.

Will Subutex work if you swallow it?

If you have been prescribed a ‘sublingual’ buprenorphine tablet (for example, Subutex®): This is a tablet which you put under your tongue. The tablet dissolves over 5-10 minutes and buprenorphine is absorbed straight into your bloodstream from your mouth. The tablets do not work if you swallow them whole.

What happens if I swallow buprenorphine?

Official Answer. While swallowing Subutex (buprenorphine) is unlikely to be harmful, it will reduce how much medicine your body takes in and make the medicine much less effective. Subutex is readily absorbed into your bloodstream through the gastrointestinal and mucosal membranes.

How do you dilute Subutex tablets?

The sterile water you use for dilution must be room temperature only, never use warm or hot water. Subutex tablets are not a chalk-based tablet like the majority of pills you may have tried to inject. Subutex utilises maize starch to form a tablet.

How should I take Subutex or Suboxone?

Take Subutex or Suboxone by placing the tablet under your tongue allowing it to dissolve. If you are prescribed a film you place it under your tongue or between your gum and cheek and let it dissolve.

What is precipitated withdrawal from Subutex?

Precipitated withdrawal is related to the immediate delivery of a buprenorphine dose rather than the cumulative effect of the dose. Precipitated withdrawal can be, under certain circumstances, a thousand times worse than normal opiate withdrawal so you must make sure you don’t introduce Subutex or Suboxone too early.

How do you Crush and dilute a tablet?

Crush the tablets as fine as you can, then begin to gradually mix sterile water into the crushed tablets. Mix the water and the crushed tablets thoroughly. Diluting your mix is VERY important; dilution means adding sterilised water when you are crushing up your tablet.