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The Butrans patch, containing buprenorphine at a dosage of 10 mcg/hour, is a transdermal medication used for managing chronic pain in patients who require continuous, long-term opioid analgesia. Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist, which means it can help alleviate pain while having a lower risk of addiction and respiratory depression compared to full opioid agonists. The patch is applied to the skin and delivers the medication steadily over a week. It is typically prescribed for patients who have not responded adequately to other pain management therapies.

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