Pentazocine is a Schedule IV controlled substance, but what is its combination with naloxone called?

Pentazocine, when combined with naloxone, is called Talwin NX. This combination is significant because naloxone is an opioid antagonist that is included in the formulation to discourage misuse. The purpose of this combination is to provide therapeutic pain relief from pentazocine while mitigatively reducing the potential for abuse that can arise from its use as a prescription opioid.

Talwin is the brand name for pentazocine alone, but the addition of naloxone alters its therapeutic profile and abuse potential, thus leading to the specific designation of Talwin NX for the combination product. Xanax and Valium are not relevant to this context as they are anxiolytics belonging to different drug classes, primarily benzodiazepines, and do not contain pentazocine or naloxone.