Comparing Bunavail vs Vivitrol
Bunavail | Vivitrol |
|
---|
Bunavail (buprenorphine / naloxone) | Vivitrol (naltrexone) |
|
|||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescription only
Bunavail is a combination buprenorphine/naloxone oral film that helps suppress opioid withdrawal symptoms and is used for the maintenance treatment of opioid drug dependence. The Bunavail brand has... View more |
Prescription only
Vivitrol is used for the treatment of alcohol or opioid addiction alongside social therapy and psychotherapy. It is administered by intramuscular injection by a health professional once every four... View more |
Related suggestions Opioid Use Disorder
Popular comparisons
|
|||||||
More about Bunavail (buprenorphine / naloxone) | More about Vivitrol (naltrexone) | ||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
Bunavail has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 61 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
Vivitrol has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from a total of 202 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||
Drug Class | |||||||||
Side Effects | |||||||||
See also: Bunavail side effects in more detail. |
See also: Vivitrol side effects in more detail. |
||||||||
Generic Availability | |||||||||
Lower cost generic approved | |||||||||
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
View all Vivitrol prices |
||||||||
Dosage Form(s) Available | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||
Brand Names | |||||||||
Other buprenorphine / naloxone brands include: Suboxone, Zubsolv |
N/A |
||||||||
Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
37 hours |
10 hours |
||||||||
CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||
Moderate abuse potential
Has a potential for abuse less than those in schedules 1 and 2. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||
Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||
Drug Interactions | |||||||||
A total of 689 drugs are known to interact with Bunavail:
|
A total of 338 drugs are known to interact with Vivitrol:
|
||||||||
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||
Disease Interactions | |||||||||
First Approval Date | |||||||||
June 06, 2014 |
April 13, 2006 |
||||||||
WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||
N/A |
|||||||||
More Information | |||||||||
Patient resources | |||||||||
Professional Resources | |||||||||
Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||
** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.