Comparing Clonidine vs Suboxone
| Clonidine | Suboxone (buprenorphine / naloxone) |
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| Clonidine | Suboxone (buprenorphine / naloxone) |
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Prescription only
Clonidine can be used to lower blood pressure and extended-release forms are used to treat ADHD; however, it causes sedation, and tolerance can develop to its blood pressure-lowering effects... View more |
Prescription only
Suboxone is a combination medicine containing buprenorphine and naloxone that is used to treat adults addicted to opioid medications. It should be used in conjunction with a complete treatment... View more |
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| More about Clonidine | More about Suboxone (buprenorphine / naloxone) | ||||||||
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Clonidine has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 779 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Suboxone has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from a total of 731 ratings on Drugs.com. 81% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 7% 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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Lower cost generic |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
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| Dosage Forms | |||||||||
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N/A |
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| Catapres, Catapres-TTS, Clonidine ER, Duraclon, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR, Onyda XR | Other buprenorphine / naloxone brands include: Zubsolv | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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15 hours |
37 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 378 drugs are known to interact with Clonidine:
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A total of 733 drugs are known to interact with Suboxone:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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September 03, 1974 |
October 08, 2002 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
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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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