Who are TM buprenorphine's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Use of buprenorphine with FAO > 30 OME, Injectable subcutaneous buprenorphine, Subutex (SCH 028444), Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB), Injectable buprenorphine, Transmucosal Buprenorphine.

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TM buprenorphine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

TM buprenorphine (TM buprenorphine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist. Area: Psychiatry / Addiction Medicine.

marketed Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist Mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) Psychiatry / Addiction Medicine Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

TM buprenorphine (TM buprenorphine) — Indivior Inc.. 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)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
TM buprenorphine TARGET	TM buprenorphine	Indivior Inc.	marketed	Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist	Mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1)
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)
Injectable subcutaneous buprenorphine	Injectable subcutaneous buprenorphine	VA Office of Research and Development	marketed	Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist	Mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR)
Subutex (SCH 028444)	Subutex (SCH 028444)	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	marketed	Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist	Mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1)
Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB)	Sublingual Buprenorphine (SLB)	NYU Langone Health	marketed	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)
Transmucosal Buprenorphine	Transmucosal Buprenorphine	Indivior Inc.	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). TM buprenorphine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/tm-buprenorphine. Accessed 2026-06-09.

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