Life-Saving Opioid Dependency Drug to Be Pulled from Australian Market

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

Exclusive: Fears that US companies may withdraw more medecines as global markets react to policy changes by the Trump administration 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 spokesp...

By Melissa Davey