Product name:

Buprenorphine

CAS number:

52485-79-7

Synonyms:

21-cyclopropyl-7-alpha-(S)-1-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylpropyl)-6,14-endo-ethano- 6,7,8,14-tetrahydro-oripavine

Country

Effective Date

Description of action taken
Grounds for decision

Mauritius

2000

The Ministry of Health and Quality of Life has listed buprenorphine as a Schedule II medicine under the new Dangerous Drugs Act 2000. This is because abuse of the drug by intravenous as opposed to oral use has been reported to cause a number of deaths. (Reference: Letter to WHO from the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Port Louis, Mauritius, 27 December 2000.)