Rabu, 01 November 2017

FDA Panel Backs New Drug for Opioid Use Disorder

FDA Panel Backs New Drug for Opioid Use Disorder


The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee has voted 18 to 1 to recommend approval of an investigational drug for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).

RBP-6000 (Indivior PLC) is a once-monthly injectable formulation of buprenorphine that uses the Atrigel delivery system for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe OUD as part of a complete treatment plan that includes counseling and psychosocial support, the company said in a news release.

The phase 3 study of RBP-6000 met its primary efficacy endpoint, with both doses tested demonstrating significantly higher abstinence rates vs placebo (P < .0001). RBP-6000 was generally well tolerated; its safety profile was consistent with that of transmucosal buprenorphine except for injection site reactions.

The most common adverse reactions (reported in ≥5% of patients) were constipation, headache, nausea, injection site pruritus, vomiting, increased hepatic enzyme, fatigue, and injection site pain.

“The advisory committees’ favorable recommendation of RBP-6000 moves us one step closer to potentially bringing this once-monthly injectable buprenorphine treatment option to patients struggling with opioid use disorder,” said Shaun Thaxter, Indivior’s chief executive officer, in the release.

The FDA is expected to make a decision on RBP-6000 by November 30.



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