Buprenorphine (sold under the trade-names of Subutex, Suboxone (buprenorphine with Naloxone) - high-dose tablets used for the treatment of addiction - Temgesic, Buprenex - solutions for injection used for acute pain in primary-care settings - Norspan and Butrans - transdermal preparations used for chronic pain) is a Semi-syntheticOpioidthat is used to treat Opioid_addictionin higher dosages (>2 mg), to control moderate acute Painin non-opioid tolerant individuals in lower dosages (~200 http://wiki.answers.com/wiki/Îg), and to control moderate Chronic_painin dosages ranging from 20-70 µg/hour.