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Immediate Release Sublingual Buprenorphine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist
Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR)
Addiction Medicine / Pain Management
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Immediate Release Sublingual Buprenorphine (Immediate Release Sublingual Buprenorphine) — Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada. Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist that binds with high affinity to reduce opioid cravings and withdrawal symptoms while producing a ceiling effect on respiratory depression.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate Release Sublingual Buprenorphine TARGET | Immediate Release Sublingual Buprenorphine | Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada | 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) | |
| Subutex (SCH 028444) | Subutex (SCH 028444) | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) | |
| Transmucosal Buprenorphine | Transmucosal Buprenorphine | Indivior Inc. | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) | |
| Buprenorphine SL | Buprenorphine SL | New York State Psychiatric Institute | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) | |
| Buprenorphine Buccal Film [Belbuca] | Buprenorphine Buccal Film [Belbuca] | Carolinas Pain Institute | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) | |
| Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB) | Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB) | NYU Langone Health | marketed | Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist | Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
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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Drug Landscape (2026). Immediate Release Sublingual Buprenorphine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/immediate-release-sublingual-buprenorphine. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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