Drugs / RBP-6000
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RBP-6000

also known as BPN · BUP-XR · Depot Buprenorphine
Developed for
opiate dependence · substance-related disorder
Investigated by
Indivior Inc. · The University of New South Wales

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed US (FDA) — opiate dependence 2017-05-30

“submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to seek marketing approval for RBP-6000” indivior.com ↗

Trials 7

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT02559973 Sep 2015 → Feb 2016 substance-related disorder Indivior Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03002961 Jul 2012 → Feb 2013 opiate dependence Indivior Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 21 trial
Phase 2 NCT01738503 Oct 2012 → May 2014 opiate dependence Indivior Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 34 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 3 NCT03809143 May 2019 → Nov 2020 opiate dependence The University of New South Wales Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02896296 Aug 2016 → Aug 2017 substance-related disorder Indivior Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02510014 Jul 2015 → Jan 2017 substance-related disorder Indivior Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02357901 Jan 2015 → Apr 2016 opiate dependence Indivior Inc. Completed Met primary

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 16

DateIssuerRelease
2026-04-24 Indivior Inc. Results Indivior Presents New Real-World Data at ASAM 2026 Annual Conference, Supporting Remission as a Treatment Outcome and Reinforcing the Clinical Benefits of Monthly Injectable Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder indivior.com ↗
Of all MOUD, SUBLOCADE accounted for the smallest proportion of non-fatal and fatal OD events compared to no treatment.
2025-07-23 Indivior Inc. Results Indivior Real World Evidence Study Finds Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, Particularly Extended-Release Buprenorphine, Reduced Odds of Emergency Department Visits for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder indivior.com ↗
The study found that patients treated with BUP-XR, in the form of the once-monthly long-acting injectable formulation of buprenorphine, had 57% lower odds of all-cause ED visits compared to those who received no MOUD.
2025-06-19 Indivior Inc. Results Indivior Presents New Data at CPDD Demonstrating that High Buprenorphine Exposure May Improve Treatment Outcomes in High Fentanyl Users indivior.com ↗
A post hoc analysis showed that patients with heavier fentanyl use experienced clinically meaningful improvements in opioid abstinence when treated with a 300 mg maintenance dose of SUBLOCADE, compared to the 100 mg dose.
2024-11-19 Indivior Inc. Results Indivior | Rapid Initiation with Once-monthly SUBLOCADE® Superior to Standard Initiation for Treating Opioid Use Disorder, Including in Fentanyl-Positive Patients, According to Data Presented at CSAM 2024 indivior.com ↗
Data show rapid initiation with once-monthly SUBLOCADE significantly improves retention in opioid use disorder (OUD) patients, especially among fentanyl-positive participants.
2024-10-30 Indivior Inc. Results Indivior | Indivior Highlights Growing Body of Data on SUBLOCADE® (buprenorphine once-monthly extended release injection) Helping Patients Achieve Long-Term Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder during Substance Abuse Prevention Month indivior.com ↗
However, both were equally effective in non-injecting participants.
2022-08-25 Indivior Inc. Results Indivior | Indivior Publishes Exploratory Study Showing That Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Varies Across Organized Health Systems in the U.S. indivior.com ↗
Overall, the distribution of BUP-XR as a treatment option for patients with OUD increased within OHS but occurred at different rates across OHS subtypes.
2019-04-05 Indivior Inc. Results Indivior | Indivior’s RECOVER™ Study Finds Three-quarters of Patients with Moderate to Severe Opioid Use Disorder Who Received 12 monthly Injections of SUBLOCADE™ (Buprenorphine Extended-Release) Injection were Abstinent from Illicit Opioids One Year Later indivior.com ↗
The RECOVER™ study found that 75 percent of patients who had received 12 once-monthly doses of SUBLOCADE in a Phase 3 clinical trial were abstinent from illicit opioids for a year after the study ended.
2019-03-07 Indivior Inc. Results Indivior | The Journal of Addiction Medicine Publishes Patient-centered Outcomes from the Phase 3 Study of SUBLOCADE™ (Buprenorphine Extended-Release) Injection in Patients with Moderate to Severe Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) indivior.com ↗
Six monthly injections of SUBLOCADE™ improved patient health status and health-related quality of life compared to placebo in 24-week pivotal trial
2018-04-13 Indivior Inc. Results Indivior | Patient-Reported Outcomes Data on SUBLOCADEᵀᴹ (Buprenorphine Extended-Release) Injection to be Presented as Late-Breaker at American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 49ᵗʰ Annual Conference indivior.com ↗
Results showed that, in general, patients with moderate to severe OUD who were treated with SUBLOCADE demonstrated improved patient-reported health outcomes that were sustained during the study period.
2017-11-30 Indivior Inc. Regulatory Indivior | FDA Approves SUBLOCADE™ (Buprenorphine Extended-Release), the First and Only Once-Monthly Injectable Buprenorphine Formulation to Treat Moderate to Severe Opioid Use Disorder indivior.com ↗
2017-10-31 Indivior Inc. Regulatory Indivior | FDA Advisory Committees Recommend Approval of Indivior’s RBP-6000 for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder indivior.com ↗
Indivior PLC (LON: INDV) announced today that the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted 18 to 1 to recommend approval of RBP-6000 for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).
2017-10-03 Indivior Inc. Regulatory Indivior | FDA Posts Advisory Committee Meeting Notice for RBP-6000 NDA indivior.com ↗

All press releases naming this drug 20 releases

DateIssuerRelease

Evidence & citations 5 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 8 sources stand behind the page.

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Known as RBP-6000 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT03002961 ↗
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NCT02559973 ↗

NCT02357901 ↗

NCT02510014 ↗

NCT03809143 ↗

NCT02896296 ↗

NCT01738503 ↗

Known as BPN “RBP-6000 (BPN in the ATRIGEL® Delivery System) contains buprenorphine (200mg/mL) in the ATRIGEL® Delivery System, which provides sustained plasma level of BPN over a minimum of 28 days.” NCT03809143 ↗
Known as BUP-XR “RBP-6000, referred to as BUP-XR (extended-release buprenorphine), is a subcutaneously injected, monthly buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder.” PMID 30792007 ↗ Feb 2019
Known as Depot Buprenorphine “A Multicenter, Open-Label, Single Ascending-Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Depot Buprenorphine (RBP-6000) in Opioid-Dependent Subjects” NCT03002961 ↗
Route Subcutaneous “subcutaneous (SC) injection using the ATRIGEL® Delivery System” NCT01738503 ↗