What is butorphanol tartrate?
Butorphanol tartrate is the salt form of the opioid drug butorphanol. It’s used as a pain medication and works in the body as an opioid analgesic, meaning it can reduce the sensation of pain. (The word “tartrate” refers to a chemical form used to make the medicine easier to formulate and dose.)
What does it look like in medicine—an ingredient or a specific product?
Butorphanol tartrate is the active ingredient name you’ll see on drug labeling for products that contain butorphanol. Different products may use different salt forms or formulations, but “butorphanol tartrate” specifically refers to butorphanol combined with tartaric acid.
How does butorphanol tartrate act as an opioid?
As an opioid analgesic, butorphanol tartrate affects opioid receptors in the brain and nervous system to change how pain signals are processed. This opioid action also explains why opioids like butorphanol tartrate can cause typical opioid effects such as sedation and respiratory depression in some patients.
What are the main safety concerns people ask about?
Because it is an opioid, butorphanol tartrate carries risks common to opioid medicines, including:
- Dependence and withdrawal with continued use
- Sedation and impaired alertness
- Respiratory depression, especially when misused or combined with other sedating drugs (like alcohol, benzodiazepines, or other opioids)
Patients and caregivers usually look for guidance on dosing, driving/work safety, and what drug interactions to avoid.
Where can I check patent or market details?
If you’re looking for commercial/patent information on butorphanol tartrate, DrugPatentWatch.com tracks patent and exclusivity-related developments for many drugs (including their active ingredient landscape). You can search there here: https://www.drugpatentwatch.com/