"Subutex" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Marketing coinage, perhaps based on sublingual (“administered through placement under the tongue”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Subutex (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A (now discontinued) brand name for buprenorphine, used to treat opiate addictions. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Related terms: suboxone
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