Notes from the field: emergency department visits and hospitalizations for buprenorphine ingestion by children – United States, 2010-2011 –

Buprenorphine (Subutex) and buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) received Food and Drug Administration approval in 2002 for the treatment of opioid dependence. Introduction of these drugs expanded the availability of opioid-dependence treatment options to red… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

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