opiatekrzy
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I had a question regarding both zubsolv 5.7/1.4mg and Suboxone 8/2mg.
I recently was started on suboxone 8/2. However, when I went to the pharmacy to pick it up, apparently my health insurance does not cover suboxone anymore and there new drug for replacement is Zubsolv 5.7/1.4mg
Dissappointed that I got duped, and ending up getting less MG of bupe for my daily intake, I decided to email my doctor and ask if my zubsolv dose can be adjusted where I'm still getting my 16mg daily intake , as that was the original plan as he wrote sub 8/2.
He explained to me, that zubsolv was designed to allow your body to metabolize buprenorphine better sublingually than how the sub strips do. He mentioned to me, that because of this fact , my body will metabolize enough bupe taken SL (zubsolv route) just as efficient as how well a sub 8mg will metabolize. He stated that a SL sub 8, metabolizes the same amount of bupe that a Zubsolv will metabolize, as suboxone does not metabolize as efficiently, this new zubsolv, will still provide the same metabolized amount even at 5.7mg since its design lets the body metabolize it better than the poor route of film. I hope this makes sense how I explained it.
Can anyone be of any help and and let me know If my doctor that specializes in addiction is wrong? Thanks guys
I recently was started on suboxone 8/2. However, when I went to the pharmacy to pick it up, apparently my health insurance does not cover suboxone anymore and there new drug for replacement is Zubsolv 5.7/1.4mg
Dissappointed that I got duped, and ending up getting less MG of bupe for my daily intake, I decided to email my doctor and ask if my zubsolv dose can be adjusted where I'm still getting my 16mg daily intake , as that was the original plan as he wrote sub 8/2.
He explained to me, that zubsolv was designed to allow your body to metabolize buprenorphine better sublingually than how the sub strips do. He mentioned to me, that because of this fact , my body will metabolize enough bupe taken SL (zubsolv route) just as efficient as how well a sub 8mg will metabolize. He stated that a SL sub 8, metabolizes the same amount of bupe that a Zubsolv will metabolize, as suboxone does not metabolize as efficiently, this new zubsolv, will still provide the same metabolized amount even at 5.7mg since its design lets the body metabolize it better than the poor route of film. I hope this makes sense how I explained it.
Can anyone be of any help and and let me know If my doctor that specializes in addiction is wrong? Thanks guys