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FDA admits it goofed when granting orphan status to an opioid addiction treatment
STAT, November 8, 2019
Ed Silverman

US FDA Revokes Orphan Drug Designation
Pink Sheet, November 11, 2019
Sue Sutter

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Press Releases

15 Sep Braeburn Appoints Brian Hirsch as General Counsel

Posted at 09:45h in Press Release

Plymouth Meeting, Pa. —September 15, 2020—Braeburn announces that it has appointed Brian Hirsch as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Hirsch joins Braeburn with more than 20 years of pharmaceutical and legal experience, handling complex legal matters for both branded and generic biopharmaceutical companies. He most recently served as Senior Vice...

01 Jun Braeburn Submits Request for Final Approval of BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) Extended-Release Injection for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Posted at 17:29h in Press Release

Plymouth Meeting, Pa. —June 1, 2020 — Braeburn announces that it has requested final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the New Drug Application for BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) weekly and monthly extended-release injection for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). Once approved, BRIXADI will be the...

07 Nov FDA Grants Braeburn’s Citizen Petition Allowing BRIXADI (buprenorphine) Extended-Release Injection for Opioid Use Disorder to be Available in December 2020

Posted at 21:08h in Press Release

FDA revokes Indivior PLC’s orphan designation for opioid use disorder (OUD)* and prevents an additional five-year block of other monthly buprenorphine depot products for OUD Plymouth Meeting, Pa. – November 7, 2019 – Braeburn Inc. is pleased to confirm that it will seek, and is eligible for, marketing approval for...

02 Oct Braeburn Employees Pledge to Reduce Substance Use Disorder Stigma

Posted at 11:02h in Press Release

Plymouth Meeting, Pa. – October 30, 2019 – As part of an ongoing commitment to reduce the stigma associated with opioid use disorder, Braeburn employees pledged to use non-stigmatizing, person-first language when referring to substance use, substance use disorders, recovery, and other related topics. Braeburn is the first biopharmaceutical company...

23 Jul U.S. District Court Orders FDA to Reconsider Application for Final Approval of BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) Extended-Release Injection for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Posted at 08:52h in Press Release

Plymouth Meeting, Pa. – July 23, 2019 – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (District Court) granted Braeburn’s motion for summary judgment, vacating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) December 2018 exclusivity determination which blocked BRIXADI from final approval through November 30, 2020. Braeburn’s application for...

04 Jun Braeburn Announces Publication of Phase 3 Study Results Showing Long-term Safety and Effectiveness of BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) Extended-Release Injection for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Posted at 06:50h in Press Release

Individualized treatment with BRIXADI weekly and monthly was well-tolerated and effective, with a high (73.6%) treatment retention of patients throughout the 48-week study period. More than 80% of the patients converted from daily sublingual buprenorphine responded that BRIXADI was “much better” or “slightly better” than their previous treatment. Plymouth Meeting, Pa. –...

09 Apr Citizen Petition Calls on FDA to Revoke Orphan Designation for Sublocade

Posted at 08:11h in Press Release

Allowing Orphan Designation Violates the Intent of the Orphan Drug Act, and if Orphan Exclusivity is Granted, No New Buprenorphine OUD Treatment Will Enter the Market until Late 2024 Plymouth Meeting, Pa. — April 9, 2019 — Braeburn Inc. has filed a Citizen Petition (CP) with the Food and Drug Administration...

06 Apr Positive Treatment Results for BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) Extended-Release Injection in Fentanyl Positive Patients Presented at the 50th Conference of the American Society of Addiction Medicine

Posted at 11:50h in Press Release

Phase 3 post-hoc analyses indicate less fentanyl and overall illicit opioid use for weekly/monthly buprenorphine depots versus daily standard treatment Plymouth Meeting, Pa. — April 6, 2019 — Braeburn Inc. announces positive post-hoc analyses results from the randomized, double-blind, double-dummy Phase 3 study of BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) extended-release weekly and monthly injections...

23 Dec Braeburn Announces Tentative FDA Approval of BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) Extended-Release Injection for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Opioid Use Disorder

Posted at 14:00h in Press Release

BRIXADI™ is a long-acting buprenorphine injectable with both weekly and monthly doses to align with the way healthcare providers treat patients with OUD Plymouth Meeting, Pa. — December 23, 2018 — Braeburn today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval of BRIXADI (buprenorphine) extended-release weekly...

21 Sep CAM2038 Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence in Europe

Posted at 11:23h in Press Release

Plymouth Meeting, PA—September 21, 2018 — Braeburn announces that Camurus has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for the marketing authorization of CAM2038, an investigational buprenorphine flexible-dose weekly and monthly subcutaneous depot injection for the treatment of adults age...

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