Who are treatment withdrawal's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): BENZHYDROCODONE, Dilaudid-Hp, Dilaudid-Hp, Subutex, Subutex, Levo-Dromoran.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-17 · How we verify

treatment withdrawal — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

treatment withdrawal (treatment withdrawal) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: opioid antagonist. Area: Psychiatry.

phase 3 opioid antagonist mu-opioid receptor Psychiatry Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

treatment withdrawal (treatment withdrawal) — University Hospital, Strasbourg, France. Withdrawal treatment involves the use of medications to help manage withdrawal symptoms in individuals who are dependent on substances such as opioids, alcohol, or benzodiazepines.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
treatment withdrawal TARGET	treatment withdrawal	University Hospital, Strasbourg, France	phase 3	opioid antagonist	mu-opioid receptor
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
Dilaudid-Hp	Hydromorphone Hydrochloride	Fresenius Kabi	marketed	Opioid agonist	Mu-opioid receptor	1984-01-01
Dilaudid-Hp	HYDROMORPHONE	Fresenius Kabi	marketed	Opioid Agonist	mu-opioid receptor	1984-01-01
Subutex	Buprenorphine Hydrochloride	Indivior	marketed	partial opioid agonist	mu-opioid receptor, kappa-opioid receptor	1981-01-01
Subutex	BUPRENORPHINE	Purdue Pharma Lp	marketed	Partial Opioid Agonist	mu-opioid receptor, kappa-opioid receptor	1981-01-01
Levo-Dromoran	LEVORPHANOL	Bausch Health	marketed	Opioid Agonist	mu-opioid receptor	1953-01-01

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)

2026-07-31 — Subutex · 8236755 · Formulation · US
2027-01-10 — Subutex · 8236292 · Formulation · US
2027-07-23 — Subutex · 8147866 · Formulation · US
2027-07-23 — Subutex · 9655843 · Formulation · US
2031-06-06 — Subutex · 9782402 · Formulation · US
2031-06-06 — Subutex · 9827241 · Formulation · US
2031-06-06 — Subutex · 10198218 · Method of Use · US
2031-06-06 — Subutex · 10592168 · Method of Use · US
2031-06-06 — Subutex · 9498432 · Formulation · US
2031-06-06 — Subutex · 9272044 · Method of Use · US
2031-06-25 — Subutex · 10558394 · Formulation · US
2031-09-05 — Subutex · 8975270 · Formulation · US
2032-01-06 — Subutex · 8921387 · Formulation · US
2032-07-26 — Subutex · 11135215 · Formulation · US
2032-07-26 — Subutex · 12318379 · Formulation · US
2032-07-26 — Subutex · 12161640 · Formulation · US
2032-07-26 — Subutex · 11110084 · Formulation · US
2032-07-26 — Subutex · 10912772 · Method of Use · US
2032-07-26 — Subutex · 9937164 · Formulation · US
2032-12-21 — Subutex · 9901539 · Method of Use · US
2035-11-06 — Subutex · 11000520 · Method of Use · US
2035-11-06 — Subutex · 11839611 · Method of Use · US
2038-06-22 — Subutex · 10646484 · Method of Use · US

Sponsor landscape (opioid antagonist class)

Bausch Health Americas, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · 1 drug in this class
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · 1 drug in this class
University Hospital, Strasbourg, France · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). treatment withdrawal — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/treatment-withdrawal. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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