BUPRENOPHINE-WAFER FOR DRUG SUBSTITUTION THERAPY

摘要

The present invention relates to oral pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising buprenorphine with the dosage form releasing buprenorphine instantly upon oral, preferably sublingual, application of the dosage form. The present invention also relates to the use of such dosage forms for treating pain in a human or animal or for drug substitution therapy in drug- dependent human subjects.