Pharmacy teams should be aware that all strengths of Subutex® and Suboxone® tablets have been discontinued. The manufacturer, Indivior, is no longer supplying these products in the UK therefore, they are no longer available for community pharmacies to order.
Please note that if a prescriber has issued a branded prescription for any strength of Subutex®, the Specialist Pharmacy Service advises that alternative branded and generic buprenorphine sublingual tablets remain available in place of Subutex®. Pharmacy teams should contact the prescriber to request a replacement prescription. Alternative treatment options may be required in place of Suboxone®, and a new prescription for an alternative product should also be requested.
Pharmacy teams should contact prescribers promptly if they are unable to dispense the remaining instalments of Subutex® or Suboxone® on an FP10MDA instalment prescription. This ensures a replacement prescription can be issued for the remainder of the treatment period in a timely manner.
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