Can you take suboxone and Alza 36?

Answer 1

In a word...yes.

Alza-36 is another name for Concerta. Concerta is a medication generally prescribed to help those with Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (commonly abbreviated ADHD). Concerta, like many of the medications for ADHD, is designed to increase the amount of norepinephrine (a neurotransmitter) in the brain.

Suboxone, on the other hand, is a medication that is FDA-approved (for what that is worth) for opioid dependence. As such, it operates on a very different neurotransmitter system - the opioid receptor system.

It is relatively common for a patient to be on a medication for opioid dependence (the need for a medication to lessen one's reliance on opiate-type medication to prevent withdrawal) and medication for a completely different disorder - ADHD.

Of course, there is always the potential for medication interactions with these two medications, and so the patient must use their best judgment (and consult with their doctor) before using them together. Nevertheless, there is little cause for general concern about using these two meds together, as they work on very different mechanisms in the brain.