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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey

‘Life-saving’ drug for people with opioid dependency to be pulled from Australia by end of year

Sublocade injection
The marketing and sale of the long-acting injectable prescription opioid, Sublocade, will end in Australia from 31 December, US pharmaceutical company Indivior has confirmed. Photograph: Chicago Tribune/TNS

A “life-saving” drug heavily subsidised for Australians living with opioid dependency will be pulled from the market by the end of the year, causing alarm among doctors and pharmacists.

US pharmaceutical company Indivior confirmed the marketing and sale of the long-acting injectable prescription opioid Sublocade would end from 31 December, with a company spokesperson describing it as a “commercial decision”.

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