Comparing Buprenorphine / Naloxone vs Xanax
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Prescription only
Buprenorphine/naloxone is a combination opioid/opioid antagonist tablet which helps to suppress opioid withdrawal symptoms and is used for the maintenance treatment of opioid drug dependence... View more |
Prescription only
Xanax may be used for the treatment of anxiety or panic disorder; however, it is addictive, and withdrawal symptoms can be severe. Can interact with several drugs including those that cause... View more |
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| More about Buprenorphine / naloxone | More about Xanax (alprazolam) | ||||||||||||||||
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Buprenorphine / naloxone has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from a total of 1133 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 16% reported a negative effect. |
Xanax has an average rating of 8.6 out of 10 from a total of 921 ratings on Drugs.com. 82% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 9% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Xanax side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Suboxone, Zubsolv | Other alprazolam brands include: Alprazolam Intensol, Xanax XR | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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37 hours |
20 hours |
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Moderate abuse potential
Has a potential for abuse less than those in schedules 1 and 2. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. |
Some potential for abuse
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 725 drugs are known to interact with Buprenorphine / naloxone:
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A total of 563 drugs are known to interact with Xanax:
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October 08, 2002 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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Zubsolv
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