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Rx only · Patch, Extended Release · Transdermal

Buprenorphine

Brands: Butrans · Buprenorphine

6 ACTIVE SUPPLIERS — US
openFDA · updated weekly
US30 NDCs
6 active makers
UKComing
soon
CAComing
soon
AUComing
soon
EUComing
soon
RxCUI (US)1819
US makers7 labelers
Packages30
DEA / ScheduleCIII

US acquisition costNADAC · per unit

Average across 24 priced NDCs. A benchmark of pharmacy acquisition cost — not a retail quote.

$14.20$28.39$42.59$56.79Dec 2025Apr 2026Jul 2026
$49.382
Latest avg · Jul 22, 2026
+1%
Since Dec 17, 2025
6
Active US suppliers
38%
Top-2 supplier share*

Medicaid dispensing volumeSDUD · per quarter

Prescriptions dispensed under Medicaid (fee-for-service + managed care), summed nationally. The closest free proxy to sales volume — Medicaid only, not all-payer.

16K33K49K65K2025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q1
57K
Rx · 2026 Q1
222K
Units dispensed
+9%
Rx vs. year ago
5
Quarters · since 2025 Q1

Who makes it6 active · 1 exited

US labelers as registered with FDA. Repackagers relabel another company's product; share* is of listed packages, not sales.

LabelerTypePackagesStatus
Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLCunknown5SUPPLYING
Aveva Drug Delivery Systems Inc.unknown5SUPPLYING
Knoa Pharma LLCunknown5SUPPLYING
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCunknown5SUPPLYING
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.unknown5SUPPLYING
LTS Therapy Systems, LLCunknown1SUPPLYING
Alvogen Inc.unknown4EXITED 2027

Regulatory & supply eventsFDA · US

Shortages, recalls, and registration changes attached to this drug concept.

  • Sep 4, 2020
    RECALLRecall (Class II): Buprenorphine Transdermal System 5 mcg/hour, 4 transdermal systems/4 disposal units per carton, Rx Only, Manufactured b…

    Failed Stability Specifications: Below specification result for buprenorphine release rate. — Recalling firm: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA — Nationwide in the U.S. and PR