Is thrombotic event a side effect of oral buprenorphine abuse? Two case reports

Buprenorphine is used to treat opioid addiction. The spectrum of complications of oral buprenorphine is not well known. We describe two cases and based on a hypothesis is proposed which suggests that the use of oral buprenorphine could be relevant to the increase of thrombotic risk.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alirezaei, Toktam, Hajimoradi, Behzad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6452464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30997076
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2086
Descripción
Sumario:Buprenorphine is used to treat opioid addiction. The spectrum of complications of oral buprenorphine is not well known. We describe two cases and based on a hypothesis is proposed which suggests that the use of oral buprenorphine could be relevant to the increase of thrombotic risk.

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