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Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone (Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Opioid partial agonist. Area: Pain.

phase 3 Opioid partial agonist Opioid receptors Pain Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone (Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone) — Yih-Ing Hser. Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist that binds to opioid receptors, while naloxone is an opioid antagonist that blocks opioid receptors.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone TARGET Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone Yih-Ing Hser phase 3 Opioid partial agonist Opioid receptors
SAMIDORPHAN L-MALATE SAMIDORPHAN L-MALATE marketed Atypical Antipsychotic [EPC] dopamine and serotonin type 2 (5HT2) receptors, opioid receptors 2021-01-01
BENZHYDROCODONE BENZHYDROCODONE marketed Opioid analgesic combination; full mu-opioid agonist with non-opioid analgesic Mu-opioid receptors (primary); delta and kappa opioid receptors (secondary); central nervous system pain pathways 2018-01-01
NALBUPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE NALBUPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE marketed kappa opioid receptors, mu opioid receptors 1979-01-01
Methadone Hydrochloride METHADONE Specgx Llc marketed Opioid Agonist mu-opioid receptors, NMDA receptor 1947-01-01
Crushed ticagrelor, morphine,naloxone Crushed ticagrelor, morphine,naloxone Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy marketed Antiplatelet agent + opioid + opioid antagonist combination P2Y12 receptor (ticagrelor); mu opioid receptor (morphine); opioid receptors (naloxone antagonism)
Naltrexone Pill Naltrexone Pill Albert Einstein Healthcare Network marketed Opioid receptor antagonist Opioid receptors (mu, delta, kappa)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Opioid partial agonist class)

  1. Brigham and Women's Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  2. Orexo AB · 1 drug in this class
  3. Orient Pharma Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
  4. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · 1 drug in this class
  5. Yih-Ing Hser · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/sublingual-buprenorphine-naloxone. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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