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buprenorphine

opioid used to treat opioid use disorder
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buprenorphine

Summary

buprenorphine is a type of chemical entity[1]. buprenorphine ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,684 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • buprenorphine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • buprenorphine's physically interacts with is recorded as opioid receptor kappa 1[4].
  • buprenorphine's physically interacts with is recorded as opioid receptor mu 1[5].
  • buprenorphine's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(C)(C)C(C)(C1CC23CCC1(C4C25CCN(C3CC6=C5C(=C(C=C6)O)O4)CC7CC7)OC)O[6].
  • buprenorphine's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₉H₄₁NO₄[7].
  • buprenorphine is a type of morphinan alkaloid[8].
  • buprenorphine is used for medication[9].
  • buprenorphine's Commons category is recorded as Buprenorphine[10].
  • buprenorphine's route of administration is recorded as intravenous infusion and defusionههبهلخل[11].
  • buprenorphine's route of administration is recorded as intramuscular injection[12].
  • buprenorphine's route of administration is recorded as sublingual administration[13].
  • buprenorphine's found in taxon is recorded as Papaver somniferum[14].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as saquinavir[15].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as pimozide[16].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as zuclopenthixol[17].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as paliperidone[18].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as risperidone[19].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as ketoconazole[20].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as morphine[21].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as morphine[22].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as oxycodone[23].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as oxycodone[24].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as hydromorphone[25].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as hydromorphone[26].
  • buprenorphine's significant drug interaction is recorded as dihydrocodeine[27].

Why It Matters

buprenorphine ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,684 views/month).[2] buprenorphine has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] buprenorphine is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Chemiluminescence detection of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) alkaloids. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Active ingredient in → Buprenex, BuTrans, Probuphine +1
    Found in taxon → Papaver somniferum
    Medical condition treated → heroin dependence, pain, opiate dependence +7
    Physically interacts with → opioid receptor kappa 1, opioid receptor mu 1
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 712, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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