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EN3409 — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist
Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR)
Pain Management / Opioid Use Disorder
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
EN3409 (EN3409) — BioDelivery Sciences International. EN3409 is a buprenorphine formulation designed to provide sustained opioid receptor agonism with reduced abuse potential through a specialized delivery technology.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN3409 TARGET | EN3409 | BioDelivery Sciences International | phase 3 | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) | |
| Injectable buprenorphine | Injectable buprenorphine | University of California, San Francisco | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) | |
| Subutex, Buprenorphine Hydrochloride, SCH 28444 | Subutex, Buprenorphine Hydrochloride, SCH 28444 | Indivior Inc. | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) | |
| Buprenorphine (Experimental) | Buprenorphine (Experimental) | University of Alabama at Birmingham | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) | |
| TM buprenorphine | TM buprenorphine | Indivior Inc. | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) | |
| Injectable subcutaneous buprenorphine | Injectable subcutaneous buprenorphine | VA Office of Research and Development | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) | |
| Immediate Release Sublingual Buprenorphine | Immediate Release Sublingual Buprenorphine | Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist class)
- Indivior Inc. · 3 drugs in this class
- New York State Psychiatric Institute · 3 drugs in this class
- Orexo AB · 2 drugs in this class
- BioDelivery Sciences International · 2 drugs in this class
- King's College London · 1 drug in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
- Mundipharma (China) Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd · 1 drug in this class
- NYU Langone Health · 1 drug in this class
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · 1 drug in this class
- Purdue Pharma LP · 1 drug in this class
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Cite this brief
Drug Landscape (2026). EN3409 — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/en3409. Accessed 2026-05-15.
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