Indivior is an American

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s company. Established as a division of

Reckitt Benckiser Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, currently branded as Reckitt, formerly known as Reckitt Benckiser, is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom. It is a producer of health, hygiene and nutrition prod ...

in 1994 and demerged from that company in December 2014, it is focussed on substitution products for

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addiction. It is listed on the

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and on the

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History

The company was established as the

Buprenorphine Buprenorphine, sold under the brand name Subutex among others, is an opioid used to treat opioid use disorder, acute pain, and chronic pain. It can be used under the tongue (sublingual), in the cheek (buccal), by injection (intravenous a ...

division of

in 1994. In December 2014, Reckitt Benckiser spun off its specialty pharmaceuticals business into a separate company named Indivior. By February 2015, the company was capitalised at £2.3 billion (US$3.1 billion) on the

. In 2019, Indivior was indicted over claims that it had made false marketing claims about the safety of its

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Suboxone Buprenorphine/naloxone, sold under the brand name Suboxone among others, is a fixed-dose combination drug, combination medication that includes buprenorphine and naloxone. It is used to treat opioid use disorder, and reduces the mortality of o ...

, and had concocted a scheme to direct

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s towards

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who were likely to prescribe Suboxone. Reckitt Benckiser has settled with the

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to pay $1.4 billion to resolve a U.S. Federal investigation into sales and marketing of opioid

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treatment. In July 2020, Indivior Solutions, Indivior Inc., and Indivior PLC agreed to pay $600 million to resolve liability related to false marketing of Suboxone to

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for use by patients with children under the age of six years old. Additionally, Indivior Solutions Inc pleaded guilty to one-count of

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information. In November 2022, it was announced Indivior had acquired the

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-headquartered,

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-listed biopharmaceutical company, Opiant. In June 2023, the company listed its shares on both the US

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and UK London Stock Exchange. In July 2023, Indivior paid $20.4 million to C4X Discovery for the full rights to the orexin-1 receptor antagonist being developed for substance use disorder. Indivior had already made an upfront payment of $10 million in 2018 and pledged milestone payments of up to $284 million. Under the new agreement C4X Discovery waived any rights to further payment. In May 2024, the company confirmed that it would transfer its primary share listing to the US, with its UK listing becoming secondary. In February 2025, the company announced the appointment of Joe Ciaffoni as its chief executive, replacing Mark Crossley. In June 2025, Indivior delisted from the UK's

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but retained its US listing.

Operations

The company's main products are Sublocade,

Subutex Buprenorphine, sold under the brand name Subutex among others, is an opioid used to treat opioid use disorder, acute pain, and chronic pain. It can be used under the tongue (sublingual), in the cheek (buccal), by injection (intravenous a ...

and its

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-combined preparation Suboxone, both substitution products for

addiction. Other products include remedies for

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and opioid analgesic overdose and treatment for

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: the company claims this to be the largest pipeline of addiction drugs in the

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References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Pharmaceutical companies established in 1994 Companies based in Slough