Comparing Lofexidine vs Suboxone
| Lofexidine | Suboxone (buprenorphine / naloxone) |
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| Lofexidine | Suboxone (buprenorphine / naloxone) |
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Prescription only
Lofexidine is used to ease the symptoms due to abruptly stopping opioids in people with opioid addiction (opioid use disorder). It is given for up to 14 days, based on symptoms and peak withdrawal... 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 Lofexidine | More about Suboxone (buprenorphine / naloxone) | ||||||||||||||||
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Lofexidine has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 50 ratings on Drugs.com. 56% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
Suboxone has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from a total of 729 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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| Lucemyra | 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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12 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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Summary unavailable. 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 551 drugs are known to interact with Lofexidine:
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A total of 722 drugs are known to interact with Suboxone:
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May 16, 2018 |
October 08, 2002 |
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N/A |
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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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