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Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Opioid partial agonist
Opioid receptors
Pain
Small molecule
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Opioid partial agonist class)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Orexo AB · 1 drug in this class
- Orient Pharma Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · 1 drug in this class
- Yih-Ing Hser · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/sublingual-buprenorphine-naloxone. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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