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Last Updated: November 19, 2024

SUBOXONE Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Suboxone, and when can generic versions of Suboxone launch?

Suboxone is a drug marketed by Indivior and is included in two NDAs. There are four patents protecting this drug and three Paragraph IV challenges.

This drug has one hundred and ninety-three patent family members in twenty-six countries.

The generic ingredient in SUBOXONE is buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride. There are twenty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Twenty-four suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride profile page.

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Recent Clinical Trials for SUBOXONE

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SponsorPhase
Bicycle HealthPhase 4
Royal Victoria Hospital, CanadaPhase 4
Indivior Inc.Phase 1

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Pharmacology for SUBOXONE
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for SUBOXONE
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
SUBOXONE Sublingual Film buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride 12 mg/3 mg 022410 1 2013-05-14
SUBOXONE Sublingual Film buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride 2 mg/0.5 mg* and 8 mg/2 mg 022410 1 2012-10-15
SUBOXONE for Injection buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride 500 mg/vial 020733 2 2009-01-26

US Patents and Regulatory Information for SUBOXONE

SUBOXONE is protected by four US patents.

Patents protecting SUBOXONE

Sublingual and buccal film compositions
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Patented Use: TREATING OPIOID USE DISORDER

Sublingual and buccal film compositions
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Patented Use: THIS DRUG IS ADMINISTERED BY SUBLINGUAL ROUTE TO HUMANS FOR MAINTENANCE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE

Uniform films for rapid dissolve dosage form incorporating taste-masking compositions
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE/SUBLINGUAL OR BUCCAL APPLICATION

Sublingual and buccal film compositions
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE/SUBLINGUAL OR BUCCAL APPLICATION

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Indivior SUBOXONE buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride FILM;BUCCAL, SUBLINGUAL 022410-001 Aug 30, 2010 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Indivior SUBOXONE buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride TABLET;SUBLINGUAL 020733-002 Oct 8, 2002 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Indivior SUBOXONE buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride FILM;BUCCAL, SUBLINGUAL 022410-003 Aug 10, 2012 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Indivior SUBOXONE buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride FILM;BUCCAL, SUBLINGUAL 022410-001 Aug 30, 2010 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Indivior SUBOXONE buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride FILM;BUCCAL, SUBLINGUAL 022410-002 Aug 30, 2010 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Indivior SUBOXONE buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride FILM;BUCCAL, SUBLINGUAL 022410-003 Aug 10, 2012 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Indivior SUBOXONE buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride FILM;BUCCAL, SUBLINGUAL 022410-004 Aug 10, 2012 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for SUBOXONE

International Patents for SUBOXONE

When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for SUBOXONE?

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:

Argentina

Patent: 8417
Patent: COMPOSICIONES DE PELICULA SUBLINGUAL Y BUCAL
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Australia

Patent: 10279440
Patent: Sublingual and buccal film compositions
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Brazil

Patent: 2012002817
Patent: composições sublinguais e bucais em filme
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Canada

Patent: 70180
Patent: COMPOSITIONS PELLICULAIRES SUBLINGUALES ET BUCCALES (SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS)
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Chile

Patent: 12000313
Patent: Composición de dosificación de película que comprende una matriz portadora, entre 2-16 mg de buprenorfina, entre 0,5-5 mg de naloxona y un tampón que proporciona un ph local entre 2-4; procedimiento de preparación; uso en el tratamiento de la dependencia de narcóticos en un usuario.
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China

Patent: 2548535
Patent: Sublingual and buccal film compositions
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Colombia

Patent: 11219
Patent: COMPOSICIONES DE PELÍCULA SUBLINGUALES Y BUCALES
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Croatia

Patent: 0160368
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Denmark

Patent: 61795
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Patent: 31445
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European Patent Office

Patent: 61795
Patent: COMPOSITIONS PELLICULAIRES SUBLINGUALES ET BUCCALES (SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS)
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Patent: 31445
Patent: COMPOSITIONS PELLICULAIRES SUBLINGUALES ET BUCCALES (SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS)
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Hong Kong

Patent: 71960
Patent: 舌下和口腔用薄膜組合物 (SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS)
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Israel

Patent: 7964
Patent: תכשירים בצורה שטוחה המכילים בופרנורפין ונלוקסון, פורמולציות בתצורה שטוחה המכילות אותם, ושימושן בהכנת תרופות לטיפול בתלות בחומרים נרקוטיים (Film dosage compositions comprising buprenorphine and naloxone, film formulations comprising the same and use thereof for the preparation of medicaments for treating narcotic dependence)
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Patent: 4974
Patent: תכשירים בצורה שטוחה המכילים בופרנורפין ונלוקסון, פורמולציות בתצורה שטוחה המכילות אותם, ושימושן בהכנת תרופות לטיפול בתלות בחומרים נרקוטיים (Film dosage compositions comprising buprenorphine and naloxone, film formulations comprising the same and use thereof for the preparation of medicaments for treating narcotic dependence)
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Japan

Patent: 19827
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Patent: 13501717
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Malaysia

Patent: 6006
Patent: SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS
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Mexico

Patent: 12001573
Patent: COMPOSICIONES DE PELÍCULA SUBLINGUALES Y BUCALES. (SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS.)
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New Zealand

Patent: 8537
Patent: Sublingual and buccal film compositions
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Peru

Patent: 121136
Patent: COMPOSICIONES DE PELICULA SUBLINGUALES Y BUCALES
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Russian Federation

Patent: 12108632
Patent: СУБЛИНГВАЛЬНЫЕ И БУККАЛЬНЫЕ ПЛЕНОЧНЫЕ КОМПОЗИЦИИ
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Patent: 18121855
Patent: СУБЛИНГВАЛЬНЫЕ И БУККАЛЬНЫЕ ПЛЕНОЧНЫЕ КОМПОЗИЦИИ
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Singapore

Patent: 8265
Patent: SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS
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Patent: 201601214V
Patent: SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS
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South Africa

Patent: 1201647
Patent: SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS
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South Korea

Patent: 1699321
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Patent: 120059538
Patent: SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS
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Spain

Patent: 62634
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Patent: 57814
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Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

See the table below for additional patents covering SUBOXONE around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Australia 2014227693 Sublingual and buccal film compositions ⤷  Sign Up
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2006031209 ⤷  Sign Up
Japan 2016513736 舌下及び頬用フィルム組成物 ⤷  Sign Up
Australia 2015200902 SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS ⤷  Sign Up
Argentina 077803 COMPOSICIONES DE PELICULA SUBLINGUALES Y BUCALES. PROCESO. METODO DE TRATAMIENTO ⤷  Sign Up
Japan 2005510756 ⤷  Sign Up
China 102670568 Polyethylene oxide-based films and drug delivery systems made therefrom ⤷  Sign Up
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