Buprenorphine

Trade Name: 
Sublocade
Manufacturer/Distributor: 
Indivior UK Limited
Imported by Pharma Importing Inc.
Classification: 
Partial opioid agonist
ATC Class: 
N07BC01 - buprenorphine
Status: 
active
Notice of Compliance (yyyy/mm/dd): 
2018/11/21
Date Marketed in Canada (yyyy/mm/dd): 
2019
Presentation: 
Injection: 100 mg/0.5 mL. DIN: 02483084
Injection: 300 mg/1.5 mL. DIN: 02483092
Comments: 
Long-acting injection of buprenorphine indicated for the management of moderate to severe opioid use disorder in adult patients who have been inducted and clinically stabilized on a transmucosal buprenorphine-containing product. Administered subcutaneously in the abdominal region by a healthcare provider. It will be available by the second half of 2019.