{"id":402546,"date":"2020-12-18T02:30:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T07:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=402546"},"modified":"2020-12-18T02:30:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T07:30:05","slug":"swissmedic-approves-buvidal-for-the-treatment-of-opioid-dependence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/swissmedic-approves-buvidal-for-the-treatment-of-opioid-dependence\/","title":{"rendered":"Swissmedic approves Buvidal for the treatment of opioid dependence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">LUND, Sweden<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 18, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Camurus AB (NASDAQ STO: CAMX) announced today that the Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, has approved weekly and monthly Buvidal<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> prolonged release buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence in adults and adolescents from 16 years of age. This marks the first approval of a long-acting treatment for opioid dependence in <span class=\"xn-location\">Switzerland<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased with the expeditious review and approval of our market authorization application for Buvidal by Swissmedic and that patients with opioid dependence in <span class=\"xn-location\">Switzerland<\/span> will now have access to an effective long-acting treatment,&#8221; says <span class=\"xn-person\">Fredrik Tiberg<\/span>, PhD, President &amp; CEO of Camurus.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently an estimated 20,000 patients receiving pharmacological treatment for opioid dependence in <span class=\"xn-location\">Switzerland<\/span>, of which a majority are on daily opioid agonist treatment.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Buvidal is a long-acting buprenorphine medication given as a subcutaneous injection once a week or once a month. In clinical studies, the treatment has proven to be effective in reducing illicit opioid use, alleviating opioid withdrawal and cravings, achieving opioid blockade, and improving patient reported experiences and outcomes compared with daily sublingual medications.<sup>2-5<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Opioid dependence is a serious, chronic, relapsing disease associated with a disproportionate amount of drug-related harm that includes infectious diseases and other health problems, mortality, unemployment, homelessness and social exclusion<sup>6<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>For more information<\/b><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Fredrik Tiberg<\/span>, President &amp; CEO<br \/>Tel. +46 (0)46 286 46 92<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:fredrik.tiberg@camurus.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">fredrik.tiberg@camurus.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fredrik Joabsson, Chief Business Development Officer<br \/>Tel. +46 (0)70\u00a0776 17 37<br \/><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:ir@camurus.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ir@camurus.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Buvidal<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>Buvidal (buprenorphine prolonged-release solution for subcutaneous injection in prefilled syringe) is indicated for the treatment of opioid dependence within a framework of medical, social and psychological treatment. Treatment is intended for use in adults and adolescents aged 16 years or over. Buvidal is designed for flexible dosing and is available in four weekly strengths (8\u00a0mg, 16\u00a0mg, 24\u00a0mg and 32\u00a0mg) and three monthly strengths (64\u00a0mg, 96\u00a0mg and 128\u00a0mg), enabling treatment to be tailored to the patient&#8217;s individual needs. Administration of Buvidal is restricted to healthcare professionals, increasing treatment compliance, and minimizing risks of diversion, misuse and pediatric exposure.<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>Buvidal received market authorizations in EU and <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-chron\">November 2018<\/span>. \u00a0<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Camurus<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>Camurus is a Swedish, science-led biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative, long-acting medicines for the treatment of severe and chronic conditions. New drug products with best-in-class potential are conceived based on the company&#8217;s proprietary FluidCrystal<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0drug delivery technologies and its extensive R&amp;D expertise. Camurus&#8217; clinical pipeline includes products for the treatment of cancer, endocrine diseases, pain and addiction, which are developed in-house and in collaboration with international pharmaceutical companies. The company&#8217;s shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker CAMX. For more information, visit <\/i><br \/>\n        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3017999-1&amp;h=1498824600&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.camurus.com%2F&amp;a=camurus.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n          <i>camurus.com<\/i><br \/>\n        <\/a><br \/>\n        <i>. <\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Reference<\/b>\u00a0:\u00a0 <\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>\n          <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3017999-1&amp;h=3830344954&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bag.admin.ch%2Fbag%2Fde%2Fhome%2Fgesund-leben%2Fsucht-und-gesundheit%2Fsuchtberatung-therapie%2Fsubstitutionsgestuetzte-behandlung.html&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bag.admin.ch%2Fbag%2Fde%2Fhome%2Fgesund-leben%2Fsucht-und-gesundheit%2Fsuchtberatung-therapie%2Fsubstitutionsgestuetzte-behandlung.html+\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <i>https:\/\/www.bag.admin.ch\/bag\/de\/home\/gesund-leben\/sucht-und-gesundheit\/suchtberatung-therapie\/substitutionsgestuetzte-behandlung.html <\/i><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <i>Lofwall MR, <span class=\"xn-person\">Walsh SL<\/span>, Nunes EV, et al. Weekly and monthly subcutaneous buprenorphine depot formulations vs daily sublingual buprenorphine with naloxone for treatment of opioid use disorder: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2018; 178(6):764-773.<\/i>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <i>Frost<\/i>\u00a0<i>M, Bailey GL, Lintzeris N, et al. Long<\/i><i>&#8211;<\/i><i>term safety of a weekly and monthly subcutaneous buprenorphine depot (CAM2038) in the treatment of adult out<\/i><i>&#8211;<\/i><i>patients with opioid use disorder. Addiction. 2019; 114(8):1416-1426<\/i><\/li>\n<li>\n          <i>Walsh SL, Comer SD, Lofwall MR, et al. Effect of Buprenorphine Weekly Depot (CAM2038) and Hydromorphone Blockade in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017; 74(9): 894-902<\/i>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <i>Lintzeris N, Dunlop A, Haber P, et al. Results of the DEBUT Study &#8211; A Multisite, Open-Label RCT of Weekly and Monthly Depot Buprenorphine Injections (CAM2038) Vs. Daily Sublingual Therapy Investigating Patient Reported Outcomes in Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. Presented at The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, (CPDD) Virtual Meeting <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 22-24, 2020<\/span><\/i>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3017999-1&amp;h=3791316163&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emcdda.europa.eu%2Fbest-practice%2Fbriefings%2Ftackling-opioid-dependence_en&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emcdda.europa.eu%2Fbest-practice%2Fbriefings%2Ftackling-opioid-dependence_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <i>https:\/\/www.emcdda.europa.eu\/best-practice\/briefings\/tackling-opioid-dependence_en<\/i><br \/>\n          <\/a><br \/>\n          <i>\u00a0<\/i>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n        <b>The information was submitted for publication at <span class=\"xn-chron\">8:00 am CET<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">18 December 2020<\/span>.<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>This information was brought to you by Cision <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3017999-1&amp;h=1024320049&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2F&amp;a=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/news.cision.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3017999-1&amp;h=3648649156&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fcamurus-ab%2Fr%2Fswissmedic-approves-buvidal-for-the-treatment-of-opioid-dependence%2Cc3257661&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.cision.com%2Fcamurus-ab%2Fr%2Fswissmedic-approves-buvidal-for-the-treatment-of-opioid-dependence%2Cc3257661\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/news.cision.com\/camurus-ab\/r\/swissmedic-approves-buvidal-for-the-treatment-of-opioid-dependence,c3257661<\/a>\n      <\/p>\n<p>The following files are available for download:<\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"prnsbt1 prnsbr1 prnsbb1 prnsbl1\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3017999-1&amp;h=1707951913&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F13456%2F3257661%2F1350525.pdf&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F13456%2F3257661%2F1350525.pdf\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/mb.cision.com\/Main\/13456\/3257661\/1350525.pdf<\/a><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Press release.pdf<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=IO29110&amp;sd=2020-12-18\" \/> View original content:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/swissmedic-approves-buvidal-for-the-treatment-of-opioid-dependence-301195803.html\">http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/swissmedic-approves-buvidal-for-the-treatment-of-opioid-dependence-301195803.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Camurus AB<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=IO29110&amp;Transmission_Id=202012180226PR_NEWS_USPR_____IO29110&amp;DateId=20201218\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire LUND, Sweden, Dec. 18, 2020 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Camurus AB (NASDAQ STO: CAMX) announced today that the Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, has approved weekly and monthly Buvidal\u00ae prolonged release buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence in adults and adolescents from 16 years of age. This marks the first approval of a long-acting treatment for opioid dependence in Switzerland. &#8220;We are pleased with the expeditious review and approval of our market authorization application for Buvidal by Swissmedic and that patients with opioid dependence in Switzerland will now have access to an effective long-acting treatment,&#8221; says Fredrik Tiberg, PhD, President &amp; CEO of Camurus. 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This marks the first approval of a long-acting treatment for opioid dependence in Switzerland. &#8220;We are pleased with the expeditious review and approval of our market authorization application for Buvidal by Swissmedic and that patients with opioid dependence in Switzerland will now have access to an effective long-acting treatment,&#8221; says Fredrik Tiberg, PhD, President &amp; CEO of Camurus. 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