ATC Group: N07BC01 Buprenorphine

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of N07BC01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N07 Other nervous system drugs
3 N07B Drugs used in addictive disorders
4 N07BC Drugs used in opioid dependence
5 N07BC01 Buprenorphine

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
SL - Sublingual 8 mg

Active ingredients in N07BC01

Active Ingredient Description
Buprenorphine

Buprenorphine is an opioid partial agonist/antagonist which attaches itself to the ÎŒ (mu) and Îș (kappa) receptors of the brain. Its activity in opioid maintenance treatment is attributed to its slowly reversible link with the ÎŒ receptors which, over a prolonged period, minimises the need of illicit opioids for patients with opioid dependence.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
BUVIDAL Prolonged-release solution for injection European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
ESPRANOR Oral lyophilisate Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
SIXMO Implant European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC
SUBLOCADE Solution for injection FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR
Subutex 2mg sublingual tablets Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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