- Medicaid and commercially insured patients with high adherence to SUBLOCADE® experienced lower relapse rates and reduced healthcare resource utilization
- Adherence to SUBLOCADE was associated with lower rates of infectious disease complications and improved chronic disease management in people with opioid use disorder (OUD)
Richmond, VA – November 3, 2025 – Indivior PLC (Nasdaq: INDV) presented three new scientific posters at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus 2025 conference last week, showcasing real-world evidence on the clinical and economic impact of monthly injectable buprenorphine in the treatment of OUD. The data highlights the potential of SUBLOCADE to improve patient outcomes while reducing healthcare resource utilization across both Medicaid and commercially insured populations.
“These new findings reinforce what key stakeholders have long sought: treatment that delivers both better outcomes for patients and greater value for the health system,” said Christian Heidbreder, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Indivior. “When patients are engaged in treatment, monthly injectable buprenorphine can lessen reliance on emergency and inpatient care and reduce rates of detox visits, creating meaningful value for patients, providers, and payors.”
Poster Highlights
1. Healthcare resource utilization among patients with OUD insured by Medicaid and treated with monthly injectable buprenorphine: a retrospective claims analysis
Medicaid patients with high adherence to SUBLOCADE, a monthly injectable buprenorphine, had significantly lower healthcare resource utilization compared to patients with low adherence, including:
- Lower rates of emergency department visits for any reason (48.3% vs. 65.9%) and OUD-related reasons (3.8% vs. 12.9%);
- Lower rates of hospital admissions for any reason (7.7% vs. 18.2%) and for OUD- related reasons (0.1% vs. 0.5%);
- Lower rates of detox visits for any reason (9.3% vs. 28.4%) and for OUD-related reasons (7.7% vs. 26.5%); and
- Lower rates of OUD symptom recurrence (7.6% vs. 27.6%).
Patients who had low adherence to SUBLOCADE remained, on average, 50% adherent to treatment with any combination of buprenorphine and/or naltrexone formulations.
A parallel analysis among commercially insured patients also showed that higher adherence to SUBLOCADE was associated with improved healthcare resource utilization compared to low adherence, including:
- Fewer emergency room visits for any reason (24.2% vs. 38.9%);
- Fewer detox visits (9.6% vs. 20.4%);
- Reduced recurrence of OUD symptoms (5.7% vs. 16.7%); and
- Nearly half the total medical costs ($23,051 vs. $43,357) and OUD-related costs ($8,975 vs. $19,623) after excluding medications for OUD-related pharmacy costs.
These findings demonstrate that SUBLOCADE may offer meaningful value to payors by reducing all-cause and OUD-related healthcare resource utilization and costs.
3. Impact of Medications for OUD on Infectious Disease Management
A retrospective cohort study found that patients treated with SUBLOCADE experienced larger reductions in the incidence of acute skin infections (37% lower based on unweighted analysis) and bacteremia (62% lower based on weighted analysis) compared to those treated with transmucosal buprenorphine. SUBLOCADE was also associated with reductions in sexually transmitted infection-related outpatient visits (77% lower based on weighted analysis). Increased hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and bone/joint infection outpatient visits among patients treated with SUBLOCADE may suggest an overall improvement in the chronic management of infectious conditions through regular clinical follow-ups.
Study limitations include the retrospective nature of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and claims data, which may introduce bias, the absence of adjustments for baseline differences between adherence groups, and the inclusion of study periods overlapping with the COVID-19 pandemic, during which restricted access to care and disruptions in the healthcare system may have influenced the findings.
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