sublocade - Medication Listings

SUBLOCADE (buprenorphine extended-release) injection is a clear, viscous, colorless to yellow to amber, sterile solution for subcutaneous injection only . It is designed to deliver buprenorphine at a controlled rate over a one month period. The active ingredient in SUBLOCADE is buprenorphine free base, a mu-opioid receptor partial agonist and a kappa-opioid receptor antagonist. Buprenorphine is dissolved in the ATRIGEL ® delivery system at 18% by weight. The ATRIGEL ® delivery system is a biodegradable 50:50 poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) polymer and a biocompatible solvent, N -methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). SUBLOCADE is provided in dosage strengths of 100 mg and 300 mg. Table 6 presents the delivered amounts of the raw materials and the approximate delivered volume for the two dosage strengths. Table 6 Amounts of Raw Materials and Delivered Volume for the Dosage Strengths Raw Materials in SUBLOCADE 100 mg Dosage 300 mg Dosage Buprenorphine 100 mg 300 mg Poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) 178 mg 533 mg N -methyl-2-pyrrolidone 278 mg 833 mg Approximate Delivered Volume 0.5 mL 1.5 mL The molecular weight of buprenorphine free base is 467.6, and its molecular formula is C 29 H 41 NO 4 . Chemically, buprenorphine is (2S)-2-[17-(Cyclopropylmethyl)-4,5α-epoxy-3-hydroxy-6-methoxy-6α,14-ethano-14α-morphinan-7α-yl]-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol. The structural formula is: Structural Formula