Buprenorphine was developed in the 1960s by scientists at the British pharmaceutical company Reckitt & Colman, who were seeking a safer opioid pain reliever. First synthesized in 1966, it is derived from thebaine, a naturally occurring opium poppy alkaloid. Initially developed for pain management, buprenorphine was later found to be useful in treating opioid dependence.
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