butorphanol (STADOL)

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butorphanol (STADOL)
We list this drug as a Do Not Use drug because it is no more effective than related drugs, is more expensive and is addictive.

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Narcotics [hide all summaries]
Most of the time when someone is able to swallow, they should first try a nonnarcotic drug such as aspirin taken by mouth. If aspirin alone is not effective, it can be combined with a narcotic, such as codeine. These two drugs work in different ways, and when they are used together, they generally relieve pain that would otherwise require a higher dose of narcotic, while causing fewer adverse effects.

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Comments supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed placemetn of butorphanol (Stadol and Stadol Nasal Spray) into Schedule IV. (HRG Publication #1422) [hide all summaries]
Public Citizen strongly supports this action by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to regulate all forms of the potent opioid pain reliever butorphanol as a controlled substance. Butorphanol's classification under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) will finally inform doctors and consumers of this drug's potential addicting properties.

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