Who are Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB)'s main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Buprenorphine Buccal Film [Belbuca], Buprenorphine SL, TM buprenorphine, Transmucosal Buprenorphine, Use of buprenorphine with FAO > 30 OME, Buprenorphine (Experimental).

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Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB) (Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist. Area: Addiction Medicine / Pain Management.

marketed Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR) Addiction Medicine / Pain Management Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB) (Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB)) — NYU Langone Health. Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist that binds with high affinity to opioid receptors in the brain, reducing cravings and withdrawal symptoms while producing a ceiling effect on respiratory depression.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB) TARGET	Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB)	NYU Langone Health	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)
Buprenorphine SL	Buprenorphine SL	New York State Psychiatric Institute	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)
Transmucosal Buprenorphine	Transmucosal Buprenorphine	Indivior Inc.	marketed	Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist	Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR)
Use of buprenorphine with FAO > 30 OME	Use of buprenorphine with FAO > 30 OME	Fox Chase Cancer Center	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)

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 (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). Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/sublingual-buprenorphine-slb. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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