Posted by Elizabeth on February 1, 2002, at 23:28:49
In reply to Re: Helpless in Seattle, posted by Jet on February 1, 2002, at 11:01:57
Hi. It sounds like you have a great doctor. That's really cool.
A few clarifications:
There isn't a separate nasal spray formulation of buprenorphine in the U.S., just the injectable solution. You draw it up into a syringe, remove the needle (important step), and squirt it into your nose. You need to be lying down with your head tilted back. Dr. Bodkin can explain in more detail (he recommended the technique to me). Alternatively, you could inject it if your doctor is okay with that.
You can get it from any retail pharmacy; they just have to order it from their wholesaler, which rarely takes more than one or two business days. I've never had a pharmacist give me a hard time about it.
-elizabeth
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