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Pharmacist Trey Robinson, PharmD summarizes the uses, common side effects, and warnings for the Opioid analgesics class of medications

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Pharmacist Trey Robinson, PharmD summarizes the uses, common side effects, and warnings for the Opioid Analgesics class of medications

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Uses of Butorphanol

Updated: November 24, 2013

Butorphanol is used in the treatment of:

Pain

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Butorphanol Brand Names

Butorphanol may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Butorphanol Drug Class

Butorphanol is part of the drug class:

Morphinan derivatives

Butorphanol Interactions

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:

BUPRENORPHINE/BUTORPHANOL
BUTORPHANOL/FENTANYL
BUTORPHANOL/HYDROMORPHONE
BUTORPHANOL/ISOCARBOXAZID
BUTORPHANOL/LINEZOLID
BUTORPHANOL/METHADONE
BUTORPHANOL/MORPHINE
BUTORPHANOL/OXYCODONE
BUTORPHANOL/OXYMORPHONE
BUTORPHANOL/PHENELZINE
BUTORPHANOL/RASAGILINE
BUTORPHANOL/SELEGILINE
BUTORPHANOL/SODIUM OXYBATE
BUTORPHANOL/TRANYLCYPROMINE

This is not a complete list of Butorphanoldrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Butorphanol and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Butorphanol falls into category C:

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication and had some babies born with problems. No well-controlled studies have been done in humans, though. Therefore, this medication may be used if the potential benefits to the mother outweigh the potential risks to the unborn child.

There are no well-controlled studies that have been done in pregnant women. Butorphanol should be used during pregnancy only if the possible benefit outweighs the possible risk to the unborn baby.

No studies have been done in animals, and no well-controlled studies have been done in pregnant women. Butorphanol should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.