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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Res Social Adm Pharm. 2018 Oct 17;15(8):1007–1013. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.10.023
Alfentanil
lphaprodine
Buprenorphinea
Butorphanol
Codeine
Dezocine
Dihydrocodeine
Fentanyl
Hydrocodone
Hydromorphone
Levorphanol
Meperidine
Methadone
Morphine
Nalbuphine
Oxycodone
Oxymorphone
Pentazocine
Propoxyphene
Remifentanil
Sufentanil
Tapentadolb
Tramadolb
Phenylephrine/dihydrocodeine
Brompheniramine/pseudoephedrine/dihydrocodeine
Pyrilam/phenylephedrine/dihydrocodeine
Hydrocodone/chlorpherniramine
a

This includes all forms of buprenorphine including suboxone. Among 1181 decedents, 14 Veterans had suboxone as the only opioid medication prescribed within one year of death. used to treat pain, and excludes formulations intended for treating opioid use disorder.

b

We included tramadol and tapentadol because these drugs are opioid receptor agonists and inhibitors of norepinephrine uptake.