Is it safe to take methadone after taking Suboxone?
Is it safe to take methadone after taking Suboxone?
Interactions between your drugs Talk to your doctor before using buprenorphine together with methadone. Combining these medications may reduce the analgesic effect of methadone and/or increase the risk of a relatively rare but potentially life-threatening irregular heart rhythm.
Can I take methadone 24 hours after Subutex?
Patients on methadone. The first dose of Subutex should be taken at least 24 hours after the patient last used methadone.
How soon can you take methadone after Subutex?
Methadone can be commenced 24 hours after the last dose of buprenorphine.
What happens if you take methadone after Subutex?
Combining these medications may reduce the analgesic effect of methadone and/or increase the risk of a relatively rare but potentially life-threatening irregular heart rhythm.
Can you take methadone on top of Subutex?
Methadone should generally not be combined with the partial agonists buprenorphine, pentazocine, nalbuphine or butorphanol. Patients on buprenorphine who are also taking opioid agonists for pain may experience incomplete pain relief.