BUPENSAN

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Germany

Active ingredients

The drug BUPENSAN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Buprenorphine
UNII 56W8MW3EN1 - BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE

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

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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N07BC01 Buprenorphine N Nervous system → N07 Other nervous system drugs → N07B Drugs used in addictive disorders → N07BC Drugs used in opioid dependence
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: DE Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte Identifier(s): 11379853, 11379882, 11379907, 11379936, 11379971, 11380000, 12511496, 12511504, 12511510, 16035012, 16035029, 16035035, 16035064, 16035070, 16035087

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