Open AccessIs thrombotic event a side effect of oral buprenorphine abuse? Two case reports
Author(s) -
Alirezaei Toktam,
Hajimoradi Behzad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2086
Subject(s) - buprenorphine , medicine , addiction , opioid , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , psychiatry , receptor
Key Clinical Message 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.