norbuprenorphine

noun

A major active metabolite of buprenorphine.

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Meanings

nounnorbuprenorphine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA major active metabolite of buprenorphine.

    Dose-normalized C max for both methadone enantiomers, buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine, were within the no-effect range.

    2015 June 29, T. Garimella et al., “Assessment of Drug-Drug Interactions between Daclatasvir and Methadone or Buprenorphine-Naloxone”, in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, volume 59, →DOI

Origin

From nor- + buprenorphine.

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