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Drug delivery technology enhances absorption of widely used opioid replacement therapy
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Drug delivery technology enhances absorption of widely used opioid replacement therapy

by Monash University The main metabolism pathway and metabolites of BUP, including norbuprenorphine, norbuprenorphine glucuronide, and buprenorphine glucuronide. Credit: Frontiers in Pharmacology (2022). DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.879660 Monash University researchers have harnessed a new drug delivery technology to allow the oral administration of buprenorphine (BUP), a drug used for severe pain management and opioid replacement therapy. At present BUP...