Buprenorphine causes pulmonary edema just like all other mu-opioid narcotics. Upper airway obstruction, negative alveolar pressure.
Gould
D B
DB
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009294:Narcotics; D002047:Buprenorphine