Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INDV) Business
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Item 1. Business.
Overview
Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries (together, "Indivior" or the "Company") is the market leader in long-acting injectable medications for opioid use disorder (OUD). Indivior is focused on delivering evidence-based pharmacotherapies for OUD and is committed to advancing the neurobiological understanding of OUD as a chronic, relapsing, but treatable brain disease. For more than 25 years, Indivior has led innovation in addiction medicine, developing differentiated therapeutic solutions that support long-term patient recovery, expand access to care, and drive sustainable value for patients, healthcare systems and stockholders.
Headquartered in the U.S. in Richmond, Virginia, Indivior and its portfolio of products is available primarily in the U.S. with additional products available in Canada, Australia, France, and Germany.
Our core products include the following approved treatments:
•SUBLOCADE (buprenorphine extended-release monthly injection); and
•SUBOXONE Film (buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film);
both of which are treatments for OUD. Product availability varies across the countries in which Indivior treatments are available, including in terms of dosage, strength and indication. Our core geographic market (based on the country where the sale originates) is the U.S., which accounted for 85%, 85%, and 83% of net revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. In the U.S., we sell only SUBLOCADE and SUBOXONE Film.
Corporate History
Our business was initially developed and managed as a separate division of Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (“RB” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “RB Group”), a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. Indivior PLC was incorporated on September 26, 2014, for the purpose of acquiring the specialty pharmaceutical business unit from RB (the “Demerger”). Following the Demerger, which was effective on December 23, 2014, Indivior PLC operated as a standalone business.
On December 11, 2025, our stockholders approved a plan to change our domicile to the U.S. On January 23, 2026, Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a corporation formed in Delaware on October 28, 2025 (“Indivior Pharmaceuticals”), became the ultimate parent company of Indivior PLC, a public company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (“Indivior PLC”), and its subsidiaries pursuant to a court-approved scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006 (the “Scheme of Arrangement”) as part of Indivior PLC’s previously announced intention to change its corporate domicile to the United States (the “U.S. Domestication”). Pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement, each ordinary share in the capital of Indivior PLC was cancelled. In consideration for this cancellation, each stockholder received one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for every ordinary share they previously held in Indivior PLC. After the delivery of the order of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales sanctioning the Scheme of Arrangement to the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales, and after the close of market trading on January 23, 2026, the Scheme of Arrangement became effective and binding on all stockholders of Indivior PLC and Indivior PLC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc., thereby completing the U.S. Domestication. After this order, Indivior PLC became Indivior Limited.
Previously, the ordinary shares of Indivior PLC were listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) and registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) prior to the U.S. Domestication. The issuance of shares of common stock of Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement was exempt from registration under Section
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3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Further, pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act, Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the successor issuer to Indivior PLC and Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s common stock is therefore deemed to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
Because the U.S. Domestication was completed after December 31, 2025, the financial statements included herein are those of Indivior PLC. The U.S. Domestication will be accounted for as a common-control transaction in Q1 2026 and the historical financial statements of Indivior PLC will become the historical financial statements of Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The corporate reorganization will have no impact to historical revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, or cash flows.
Treatment of OUD
A significant breakthrough in the treatment of OUD occurred in the US during the 1960s with the expansion of methadone treatment and the creation of opioid treatment programs. In 1966, Reckitt & Colman (which would become RB) led the breakthrough discovery of buprenorphine. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Reckitt & Colman provided buprenorphine to scientists studying new therapeutic options for OUD. In 1994, a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) was signed between Reckitt & Colman and the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (“NIDA”) to develop a buprenorphine and a buprenorphine/naloxone transmucosal medication for the treatment of OUD. SUBUTEX Tablet (buprenorphine sublingual tablet) was our first approved product specifically indicated for the treatment of OUD. SUBUTEX Tablet first received marketing approval in France in July 1995 and was subsequently launched there in February 1996 by Schering-Plough under license from Reckitt & Colman. Shortly thereafter, SUBUTEX Tablet was approved in additional EU countries. SUBOXONE Tablet (buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual tablet) was approved across the EU by the EMA in September 2006.
Product Development
Launch of SUBUTEX Tablets, SUBOXONE Tablets, and SUBOXONE Film in the U.S.
The FDA approved SUBUTEX Tablet and SUBOXONE Tablet for the treatment of OUD in October 2002 and both products were launched in the U.S. in 2003. Subsequently, in August 2010, the FDA approved SUBOXONE Film (buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual film). We discontinued the U.S. distribution of SUBUTEX Tablets in 2011 and SUBOXONE Tablets in 2013. In 2020, the Company’s U.S. sales force ceased promoting SUBOXONE Film as part of the Resolution Agreement with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), discussed below, and ceased all detailing of the product in that year, though it remains available for sale.
Launch of SUBLOCADE in the U.S.
The FDA approved SUBLOCADE (buprenorphine extended-release injection for subcutaneous use) in November 2017 and we launched sales of this product in 2018. As the first monthly buprenorphine-based injectable formulation of buprenorphine approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate to severe OUD, SUBLOCADE became the largest product by net revenue for the Company by the second quarter of 2022.
Product Availability
We distribute SUBLOCADE primarily in the U.S., Australia, and Canada.
We distribute SUBOXONE Film primarily in the U.S., Australia, and Canada.
We distribute SUBUTEX Tablets primarily in Australia, France, and Germany, and continue to distribute SUBOXONE Tablets on a transition basis in a limited number of countries.
Development Pipeline
In addition to our commercially available products, our product pipeline includes two new drug candidates for the treatment of OUD.
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Agreements with DOJ, FTC and HHS-OIG Regarding Marketing and Promotional Practices
In 2020 the Company and certain of its subsidiaries reached agreements with the DOJ, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia, and U.S. state attorneys general to resolve potential criminal and civil liability arising from an indictment brought in 2019 by a grand jury in the Western District of Virginia, a civil lawsuit in which the DOJ partially intervened and an investigation by the FTC, all of which generally concerned Indivior, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries’ marketing and promotional practices related to SUBOXONE Film and SUBOXONE Tablet. The 2019 indictment followed a federal criminal grand jury investigation that began in 2013.
As part of the agreement with the DOJ (“Resolution Agreement”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Indivior PLC pleaded guilty to a single count of making false statements relating to healthcare matters in 2012 in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 1035 related to SUBOXONE Film and was excluded from participating in government healthcare programs. The exclusion did not pertain to the rest of the Company and did not limit access to our medications for patients in the U.S. Under the terms of the agreements, DOJ dismissed all charges in the 2019 indictment against the rest of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Company agreed to make payments to federal and state authorities totaling $600 million. As part of the resolution, the Company and/or Indivior Inc. agreed to significant compliance and reporting obligations under (i) the Resolution Agreement with DOJ, (ii) a Corporate Integrity Agreement (“CIA”) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG”), and (iii) a stipulated injunction with the FTC. We completed our obligations under the CIA in July 2025 and await confirmation from HHS-OIG. The Company satisfied its remaining obligations under the Resolution Agreement in November 2025. The FTC Order expires in November 2030.
2025 Developments
CEO and Executive Transitions
On February 27, 2025, Joseph Ciaffoni was appointed CEO and on May 8, 2025, Mr. Ciaffoni formally succeeded Mark Crossley as CEO of the Company after shareholders approved his appointment. Mr. Ciaffoni also serves on our Board of Directors. In addition:
•In May 2025, the Company hired Patrick Barry as Chief Commercial Officer; and
•In July 2025, the Company hired Vanessa Procter as EVP for Corporate Affairs;
Label Expansion for SUBLOCADE
On February 24, 2025, we announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved label changes in the U.S. for SUBLOCADE including a rapid initiation protocol and alternative injection sites. These FDA label changes can provide important benefits for patients and healthcare providers. Rapid initiation may lessen some of the practical obstacles to treatment induction. Additionally, the ability to select a different injection site may provide patients more flexibility so that they may be inclined to continue their treatment. More options for healthcare providers to administer SUBLOCADE may streamline the course of treatment and improve integration into different healthcare environments. For more information, see "Indivior Products—SUBLOCADE," below.
Cancellation of London Stock Exchange Listing
Effective June 27, 2024, we moved our primary stock exchange listing to Nasdaq from the London Stock Exchange ("LSE"). We continued to have a secondary listing on the LSE where our ordinary shares traded on the Equity Shares (Transition) category until July 24, 2025, after which we cancelled our LSE listing.
Restructuring of Research & Development and Medical Affairs organizations
In August 2025, we announced that we would restructure our Research & Development and Medical Affairs organizations. This included the closure of three related locations.
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Rest of World Optimization
In October 2025, we announced that we would cease operations and discontinue the sale of our products in several markets, including the U.K., Ireland, Sweden, Israel, Finland, and Italy. Our plan is to maximize the potential of our business in Canada and Australia; to maintain operations in France; and to continue to sell product without local operations in Germany. We will continue to manufacture the active pharmaceutical ingredient at our Fine Chemical Plant in Hull, U.K., and will retain employees in Slough and Hull who support our U.S. business and remaining business outside the U.S.
U.S. Equity Index Inclusion
The Company's shares were included in the U.S. Russell 2000 and 3000 indices on June 30, 2025, and the S&P SmallCap 600 index on December 22, 2025.
Change of Domicile
As noted above, the Company changed its domicile from the U.K. to the U.S. effective after the close of business on January 23, 2026.
Industry Overview
Substance Use and its Impact
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Drug Report 2025 estimates that 316 million people worldwide used drugs in 2023, marking a 28% increase over the past decade—a rise that exceeds global population growth and signals a higher prevalence of drug use. In the same year, 64 million individuals were living with a substance use disorder (SUD), reflecting a 13% increase over the last 10 years. Opioids remain the deadliest category of drugs, responsible for about two-thirds of drug-related deaths, primarily due to overdoses. Despite this burden, only 1 in 12 people with SUD received any form of treatment in 2023, with access rates even lower in certain regions and among women.
People who use drugs regularly are likely to experience negative health consequences. They are also more at risk of contracting infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C, and to experience overdose and suffer premature death. The association between mental health and SUD also reflects bidirectional risks and vulnerabilities, to the extent that mental health disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety or psychosis) can increase vulnerability to drug use to alleviate symptoms of those disorders, such as dysphoria or emotional distress. At the same time, SUD may increase the risk of developing a mental disorder. There is also an association between SUD and socioeconomic disadvantage, low educational attainment, increased difficulty in finding and remaining in employment, and financial instability and poverty.
The threat SUD poses to global health has long been recognized, and as such strengthening the prevention and treatment is included in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.
Substance Use Disorder: The Disease
SUD has been described as a “medical disorder that affects the brain and changes behavior.” Various substances may be involved including alcohol, illicit drugs, prescription medications, and even some over-the-counter medicines.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse ("NIDA”), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ("SAMHSA") and the National Institutes of Health ("NIH”) all describe SUD as a long-term and relapsing condition characterized by the individual compulsively seeking and using drugs despite adverse consequences.
Since SUD is marked by periods of recovery and symptom recurrence, or relapse, it resembles other chronic diseases like hypertension and type-2 diabetes. These diseases are lifelong conditions that require continual effort to manage. Symptoms will likely return during periods when treatment compliance is low or absent, and symptoms will likely diminish when compliance to treatment begins again in earnest.
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In the U.S. in 2024, 48.4 million people aged 12 or older (or 16.8%) had a SUD in the past year, including 27.9 million people who had an alcohol use disorder (AUD), 28.2 million people who had a SUD, and 7.7 million people who had both an AUD and a SUD, according to SAMHSA’s 2024 Survey on Drug Use and Health.
There is no single cause of SUD; people begin using substances for many reasons and one person’s path to addiction may look drastically different from that of another. The prevailing view is that no one thing can predict someone’s risk of developing a SUD—rather, the interaction of the person’s unique biology and their environment influences how the drug will impact a person’s susceptibility to becoming addicted.
Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Opioids are a major concern in many countries because of the severe health consequences associated with their use, including non-fatal and fatal overdose.
Opioid use in the U.S. remains high: among people aged 12 or older in 2024, 2.7% (or 7.8 million people) misused opioids in the past year. In 2024, 1.7% of people aged 12 or older (or 4.8 million people) had a past year OUD. Unfortunately, only 17.0% (or 818,000 people) received medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in the past year indicating that OUD still carries significant stigma and is often perceived as a moral failing and sign of personal weakness rather than a chronic and relapsing disease that can be managed and responds to treatment.
In addition, the number of deaths from opioid overdose in the U.S. continues to remain high, twice the level just a decade ago. The 12-month-ending provisional number of reported opioid overdose deaths as of August 2025 was approximately 47,000, which represents approximately 64% of all drug overdose deaths. Opioid-related overdose deaths in the U.S. are primarily driven by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl representing 96% (45,000) of all opioid overdose fatalities as a result of fentanyl being ingested as a substitute for heroin or with drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine that had been adulterated, or “cut,” with the opioid. Fentanyl is 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin and can cause rapid and profound respiratory depression. Individuals may not be aware that they have been exposed to fentanyl-laced drugs including heroin, prescription opioids, or psychostimulants.
Approximately 10% of Canadian adults who used opioid medications, or 351,000 persons, reported problematic use, according to a 2022 report from Statistics Canada, and approximately 153,000 are in treatment, according to data from IQVIA (a health information provider).
In Australia in 2024, on an average day, 56,256 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment for their OUD across Australia, according to Australia's 2024 National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data Collection. There is increasing awareness among healthcare providers in Australia of the misuse of opioid analgesics and the need for treatment. Recent policy changes to address this concern in Australia include re-classifying products containing codeine so that they must be dispensed by a pharmacist rather than being available over the counter.
Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Medication for opioid use disorder ("MOUD") is the use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “patient-centric” approach to the treatment of OUD. MOUD are approved by the FDA. MOUD programs are clinically-driven and tailored to meet each patient’s needs. Research shows that a combination of medication and psychosocial support can successfully treat OUD, and for some people struggling with addiction, MOUD can help sustain recovery. MOUD is also used to prevent or reduce opioid overdose. MOUD is primarily used for the treatment of addiction to opioids such as heroin and prescription pain relievers that contain opiates. The prescribed medication normalizes brain chemistry, blocks the euphoric effects of opioids, relieves physiological cravings, and normalizes body functions without the negative and euphoric effects of the substance. MOUD has been shown to be more effective than medication or counseling alone in treating OUD. A common misconception about MOUD is that some of the medicines used simply substitute one drug for another. However, these medications may
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restore healthy brain function, which leads to improvements in behaviors associated with addiction. Longer-term use of these medications is associated with improved outcomes.
Indivior’s MOUD product, SUBLOCADE, contains buprenorphine, a partial μ-opioid receptor agonist, delivered as a monthly subcutaneous injection. It is designed to control the main drivers of OUD (withdrawal, craving, and drug liking) across the continuum of patients/treatment stages. (Laffont CM, et al., Front Pharmacol, 2022). SUBLOCADE provides an alternative to daily treatment, improves retention, and may help address the health, societal, and economic burden associated with OUD. (Greenwald MK, et al., Harm Reduct J. 2023). A single monthly dose of SUBLOCADE delivers sustained buprenorphine plasma concentrations at therapeutic levels (≥2 ng/mL) required to control OUD symptoms in most patients. (Haight BR, et al., Lancet, 2019). By delivering high sustained buprenorphine levels, SUBLOCADE may also minimize respiratory depression induced by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. (Olosfen E, et al., JCI insight 2022). Patients on stable treatment with SUBLOCADE achieve greater treatment retention and report less illicit opioid use vs placebo. (Boyett B, et al., J Addict Med. 2023; Craft WH, et al., Addiction 2023).
Treatment access
People in urgent need of treatment are often unaware of their treatment options, have limited access to treatment and counseling, or simply do not seek it out because they are afraid of being stigmatized. Additionally, access may be limited by numerous legal restrictions for pharmacological treatment, inadequate training of clinicians, and the number of HCPs who are willing to treat this population.
In response, our INSUPPORT® Community Reentry Program (“CRP”) provides information aimed at helping eligible patients with the process of obtaining Indivior medicines and to enhance our existing patient transition of care offerings. CRP was designed for patients released from the criminal justice system experiencing a gap in insurance coverage. Eligible patients may receive up to two months of SUBLOCADE® (buprenorphine extended-release) subcutaneous injection at no cost while awaiting reinstatement of health insurance.
Indivior Products
Our marketed products are described below:
| Product | ActiveIngredient(s) | DeliveryMethod | MainMarkets | 20251 GlobalNet Sales(in millions) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-Acting Injectable | $856 | |||||||
| SUBLOCADE | Buprenorphine | Extended-release injectable suspension | U.S., Australia, and Canada | |||||
| Sublingual | $346 | |||||||
| SUBOXONE Film | Buprenorphine and naloxone | Sublingual film that adheres under the tongue or on the inside of the cheek for direct absorption into the bloodstream | U.S., Australia, and Canada | |||||
| SUBUTEX Tablet | Buprenorphine | Sublingual tablet that is placed under the tongue to dissolve | Australia, France, and Germany |
(1) See “Item 7. Management's Discussion & Analysis—Operating Results” for data for each of the last three financial years.
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SUBLOCADE Long-acting injectable (buprenorphine) extended-release injection
As the first long-acting buprenorphine-based injectable approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate to severe OUD, SUBLOCADE is a highly differentiated treatment, having treated over 475,000 patients since approval.
The logic underpinning this technology lies in the relationship between buprenorphine plasma levels, whole-brain mu-opioid receptor occupancy (MOR) in the brain, and the key clinical pharmacodynamic effects of withdrawal suppression and opioid blockade. Clinical studies confirmed the minimum threshold plasma concentration of buprenorphine needed to effectively block the subjective drug-liking effects of a full opioid agonist such as hydromorphone is 2 ng/mL, which translated into at least 70% MOR occupancy for the entire one-month period. SUBLOCADE 100mg is designed to deliver 2ng/mL and the 300mg dose delivers 5ng/mL at steady state. These unique pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of SUBLOCADE also translated into clinical efficacy and safety and better patient outcomes.
The expected benefits of these levels of receptor occupancy/opioid blockade are that:
•Patients would likely experience substantially reduced levels of cravings associated with addiction;
•Patients should receive no gratification from abuse of opioids;
•Adherence and compliance with treatment should be significantly improved because it is administered once monthly and late administration of up to 14 days is not expected to affect clinical efficacy;
•Patients are protected right from the start of treatment, through every day of the month, including moments of vulnerability;
•For physicians, there should be positive clinical and patient outcomes using this technology;
•For physicians and wider society, there should be reduced levels of potential diversion and abuse compared to sublingual buprenorphine—once injected, the buprenorphine cannot easily be extracted and diverted; and
•For payors, the benefit should come in reduced costs from higher compliance, better clinical outcomes and reduced abuse and diversion.
Our RECOVER extension study, a 24-month observational study of individuals who participated in the Phase 3 SUBLOCADE study, assessed life changes in patients with OUD who received SUBLOCADE as part of a randomized clinical efficacy study. It showed that SUBLOCADE may translate into (1) increased abstinence from illicit opioids compared to placebo; (2) improved patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes (such as health status, employment and insurance status, and healthcare resource utilization); and (3) improved recovery post-treatment. Administration of monthly subcutaneous injections of SUBLOCADE also eliminates the risk of missing daily doses that might result in subtherapeutic plasma levels (see below), potentially leading to relapse to opioid-seeking and opioid-taking behaviors. Finally, because SUBLOCADE may only be administered by a healthcare practitioner via a closed distribution system whereby the patient never has access to the drug, it is expected to reduce the potential for diversion or misuse.
On February 24, 2025, we announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved label changes for SUBLOCADE including a rapid initiation protocol and alternative injection sites, making it the only monthly LAI that can be initiated starting on day 1. Healthcare providers can now initiate treatment with SUBLOCADE after a single dose of transmucosal buprenorphine and a one-hour observation period to confirm tolerability. Also, SUBLOCADE can be administered with a second dose as early as one week after initiation, which helps maximize the time plasma concentrations are 2 ng/mL during the initiation period. SUBLOCADE can now also be administered subcutaneously in the abdomen, thigh, buttock, or back of the
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upper arm, offering patients and healthcare providers increased flexibility in treatment administration starting at day 1.
These FDA label changes can provide important benefits for patients and healthcare providers. Rapid initiation may lessen some of the practical obstacles to treatment induction, which may increase the likelihood that patients and providers will start therapy quickly, thereby shortening the time to achieve SUBLOCADE's therapeutic levels providing continuous buprenorphine concentrations above 2ng/mL. Additionally, the ability to select a different injection site may provide patients more flexibility so that they may be inclined to continue their treatment. More options for healthcare providers to administer SUBLOCADE will streamline the course of treatment and improve integration into different healthcare environments.
Additional important data introduced in June 2025 include a post-hoc analysis demonstrating that buprenorphine exposure with 300 mg SUBLOCADE may improve treatment outcomes among OUD patients with heavy fentanyl use. These data are particularly important given the dynamic risks OUD patients face in the era of synthetic opioids. The findings align to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Clinical Considerations which indicates high plasma concentrations at steady state with continuous exposure offered by extended release buprenorphine may help stabilize individuals using high potency synthetic opioids.
In November 2025, Indivior presented new Real-World Evidence demonstrating economic benefits of adherence to monthly injectable buprenorphine, with lower relapse rates and reduced healthcare utilization for adherent patients insured by both Medicaid and Commercial plans. SUBLOCADE continues to have broad payor access in the U.S. with over 88% of insured lives covered and over 95% of patients enrolled in the SUBLOCADE co-pay program paying $0 out of pocket.
We currently distribute SUBLOCADE primarily in the U.S., Australia, and Canada.
SUBOXONE Film (buprenorphine and naloxone) sublingual film
SUBOXONE Film was initially launched in the U.S. in 2010. We currently distribute SUBOXONE Film primarily in the U.S., Australia, and Canada. It is one of only four products currently approved by the FDA for the treatment of OUD in both the induction and maintenance phases of treatment (although several are approved for “treatment of opioid dependence”). SUBOXONE Film was developed as an alternative to the sublingual tablet through an exclusive agreement with Aquestive (formerly known as Monosol), utilizing its proprietary technology to deliver buprenorphine in a fast-dissolving sublingual film.
SUBOXONE Film containing 2 mg buprenorphine and 0.5 mg naloxone, and 8 mg buprenorphine and 2 mg naloxone, was first approved for the maintenance treatment of OUD in the U.S. in 2010. Additional dosage strengths of SUBOXONE Film containing 4 mg buprenorphine and 1 mg naloxone, and 12 mg buprenorphine and 3mg naloxone, were subsequently approved in the U.S. in 2012 and in Australia in 2014. SUBOXONE Film was also approved in the U.S. in 2014 for use in the induction phase of buprenorphine-based treatment of OUD. In addition, in 2015 the FDA approved the buccal (against the cheek) route of administration for SUBOXONE Sublingual Film.
The Company’s U.S. sales force ceased promoting SUBOXONE Film as part of the Resolution Agreement with the DOJ and ceased all detailing of the product in 2020, though it remains available for sale.
SUBUTEX Tablet (buprenorphine) sublingual tablet
SUBUTEX Tablet containing 0.4 mg, 2 mg, and 8 mg buprenorphine was first approved for the treatment of opioid dependence in France in 1995 and was launched in the French market in 1996. In 2003, 2 mg and 8 mg tablets were subsequently approved in the U.S. and launched but were discontinued from sale in the U.S. market in 2011. We distribute SUBUTEX tablets primarily in Australia, France, and Germany.
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SUBOXONE Tablet (buprenorphine and naloxone) sublingual tablet
SUBOXONE Tablet is a fixed-dose combination of buprenorphine and naloxone in the ratio of four parts buprenorphine to one part naloxone. SUBOXONE Tablet was designed to discourage intravenous abuse of the tablet formulation in patients dependent on full opioid agonists (e.g., heroin and morphine). Naloxone is a potent antagonist at opioid receptors. SUBOXONE Tablet containing 2 mg buprenorphine and 0.5 mg naloxone, and 8 mg buprenorphine and 2 mg naloxone, was approved in the U.S. by the FDA in 2002 as an orphan drug for maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. We distribute SUBOXONE Tablets on a transition basis in a limited number of countries. (We discontinued distribution of SUBOXONE and SUBUTEX Tablets in the U.S. market in 2013.)
Discontinuation of Marketing and Promotion of PERSERIS
The FDA approved PERSERIS as the first once-monthly subcutaneous extended-release injectable suspension of risperidone indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults in 2018. We launched commercial sales of PERSERIS in the U.S. in 2019. However, in July 2024, the Company discontinued the marketing and promotion of PERSERIS due to expected market changes that would make the product no longer financially viable. The Company committed to continue to make available PERSERIS to avoid disruption to patient care but no longer deploys a dedicated sales force and has ceased manufacturing PERSERIS.
Discontinuation of Marketing and Promotion of OPVEE (nalmefene) nasal spray for Overdose Reversal
In May 2023, the FDA approved OPVEE (nalmefene) nasal spray for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose induced by natural or synthetic opioids in adults and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older, as manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system depression. We began marketing OPVEE in the U.S. in October 2023. However, during the third quarter of 2025, the Company made a strategic decision to discontinue the sales and marketing support for OPVEE. The Company will continue to distribute OPVEE upon request and meet all required contractual and regulatory obligations.
Competition
We operate in a highly competitive industry. While we seek patent and trademark protection where appropriate, several of our branded products face competition from generic products in key markets as well as competition from alternative products and treatments.
For example, SUBLOCADE is patent protected in the U.S., Australia, and Canada. However, Camurus, in partnership with its U.S. marketing partner Braeburn, obtained FDA approval of its LAI buprenorphine product BRIXADI® in the U.S. Outside the U.S., this product (marketed as BUVIDAL®) enjoys first mover advantage in all countries except Canada, and is well established in Australia.
Our SUBOXONE Film product faces four generic competitors in the U.S. We have seen the category share of our film product decline to an average of 14.2% in 2025 and expect further declines if other competing products become available or if existing participants choose to disrupt the market in line with industry analogs. We no longer promote SUBOXONE Film in the U.S. as discussed above. In contrast, no generic competition is present in Australia. In Europe and Canada, SUBOXONE Film enjoys patent protection until 2030.
In France and Germany, generic versions of the SUBUTEX Tablets have been available since 2010 and SUBOXONE Tablets since 2018. Additionally, we face competition from branded oral buprenorphine-based tablets and historically well-established methadone oral formulations. In Canada, our SUBOXONE Tablets product faces two generic competitors. Our category share of SUBOXONE Tablets has eroded over time.
The introduction of generic or branded products competing with the Company’s products or heightened competition amongst existing participants could impact both the category share of the Company’s products and pricing and, therefore, adversely impact its results of operations. The introduction of generic products typically leads to a loss of sales of a branded product and/or a decrease in the net price at which branded
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products can be sold. Additionally, legislation enacted in the U.S. and several EU countries allows for, and in a few instances in the absence of specific instructions from the prescribing physician, mandates the dispensing of generic products rather than branded products where a generic version is available.
Research and Development (R&D)
Indivior’s R&D strategy is designed to deliver transformative therapies addressing unmet needs. By combining scientific rigor, patient-centric innovation, collaboration, and decades of leadership in addiction medicine, we strive to redefine standards of care for opioid use disorder (OUD) and related disorders.
OUD is a chronic, relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug use, impaired control over drug-seeking behavior, and persistent cravings despite harmful consequences. From a psychiatric perspective, OUD shares features of both impulse-control and compulsive disorders. Dysfunction in cortical brain regions disrupts cognitive regulation, compromising decision-making and inhibitory control. This neurobiological complexity underscores the need for innovative pharmacotherapies that address both reward and regulatory systems.
Indivior has a long history of supporting the OUD treatment community: it discovered buprenorphine in 1966 and has been involved in manufacturing and supplying buprenorphine to patients as a treatment for OUD. See Heidbreder C, Fudala PJ, Greenwald MK (2023) History of the discovery, development, and FDA-approval of buprenorphine medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100133. Indivior has built a portfolio of treatments for OUD and a pipeline of new molecules. Indivior launched the first buprenorphine-based medication for the treatment of OUD in France in 1996. The Company’s medications are now available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, France, and Germany and include buprenorphine sublingual tablets (SUBUTEX), buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film (SUBOXONE Film), and the first FDA-approved once-monthly injectable buprenorphine formulation (SUBLOCADE). All along, Indivior has invested in education programs on evidence-based treatment models that have helped change modern addiction medicine and transform the perception of SUD from a global human crisis to a chronic disease that should be recognized and treated.
Our R&D team is led by our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Christian Heidbreder, and consists of approximately 72 employees across three core sub-functions:
•Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls ("CMC") includes capabilities spanning formulation development, analytical and chemical development, process optimization, and technology transfer.
•Medicines Development (“MD”) encompasses all required functions to support clinical and nonclinical development, from early to late stage clinical development including pivotal Phase 3 trials and post-marketing commitment and requirement studies.
•Regulatory Affairs (“RA”) focuses on regulatory strategy, regulatory operations, labeling, and advertisement/promotion compliance.
Our R&D function endeavors to conduct all clinical trials (Phase I through Phase IV) in partnership with Clinical Research Organizations. During Phase II and Phase III clinical trials, we may also engage contractors with the relevant capabilities because the formulation of the medication must be finalized and the scalability of production proven. During the various phases of clinical trials, the number of participants in, and consequently the project expenses, increase significantly. See “Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for further details of R&D expenses during the financial periods included in this annual report.
Pipeline
Our R&D activities are focused on building on our leadership position in the treatment of OUD. However, our pipeline reflects only potential products, and any product requires completion of clinical trials to demonstrate safety and efficacy, and approval by the FDA. See “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Clinical trials
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for the development of products, including our key pipeline products, may be unsuccessful and our product candidates may not receive authorization for manufacture and sale.”
INDV-6001 Sustained Release LAI Prodrug of Buprenorphine
INDV-6001 is being developed as the first three-month LAI buprenorphine for the treatment of OUD. In 2023, the Company secured global rights (except for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau) from Alar Pharmaceuticals to develop, manufacture, and commercialize INDV-6001 and a portfolio of buprenorphine-based LAIs. The Company made an upfront payment of $10 million and a $5 million option payment in the first quarter of 2023. The licensor would be entitled to potential milestone payments upon the achievement of various developmental, regulatory, and commercial goals, and entitled to royalties in the low double digit to mid-teens as a percentage of net revenue. In September 2024, we initiated a multiple dose clinical Phase 2 Pharmacokinetic study (NCT06576843). The last patient, last visit for this study occurred in the fourth quarter of 2025, and we expect to be able to announce results in the second quarter of 2026. The current U.S. patents for INDV-6001 expire in 2039.
INDV-2000 Selective Orexin-1 Receptor Antagonist
INDV-2000 (Selective Orexin-1 Receptor Antagonist), is a non-opioid treatment for moderate to severe OUD. In June 2024, we announced dosing of the first subject with INDV-2000 in a Phase 2 double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized, dose-ranging study (NCT06384157) to assess the safety and efficacy of INDV-2000 over 3 months in treatment-seeking individuals with OUD. The purpose of this proof-of-concept study is to assess the safety and efficacy of INDV-2000 and determine its dose-response relationship in participants with moderate to severe OUD who are treatment-naïve, have recently initiated or completed short-term medically supervised opioid withdrawal with transmucosal (TM) buprenorphine, and are interested in transitioning to a non-opioid treatment. The last patient, last visit for this study was achieved on November 3, 2025, and we expect to be able to announce results in the second quarter of 2026. The current U.S. patents for INDV-2000 expire in 2037.
Manufacturing and Supply
Raw Materials
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
The Company sources a large portion of its active pharmaceutical ingredients ("API") from its own manufacturing facilities. The primary API used in our buprenorphine products are manufactured at our Fine Chemical Plant ("FCP") located in Hull, United Kingdom. The FCP manufactures the buprenorphine HCl API used in the manufacture of SUBOXONE Film, SUBUTEX Tablet, and SUBOXONE Tablet, and the buprenorphine base API used in the formulation of SUBLOCADE long-acting injection. The FCP has the capacity to produce all of our current buprenorphine-related requirements. We believe adequate supplies of the raw materials used to manufacture buprenorphine are available, and the ingredients are readily available from other suppliers (although it would require significant time to qualify and obtain regulatory approval to change suppliers).
We procure the naloxone HCl active pharmaceutical ingredient mainly from a single supplier for both SUBOXONE Tablet and SUBOXONE Film. It is readily available from other suppliers (however it would require significant time to qualify and obtain regulatory approval to change suppliers).
Buprenorphine and products containing buprenorphine are classified as Schedule III controlled narcotics in the U.S. and require permits for import and export. An annual importation assessment value for buprenorphine and products containing buprenorphine is set by each importing country through the International Narcotics Control Board (the “INCB”). Once the assessment value has been reached for a given country, no additional import permits may be issued unless proper justification for an assessment value increase is provided to the respective country’s governing body, which reports to the INCB. While this process has not impacted product supply to our patients in the past, it presents a manufacturing and product supply risk that must be monitored and managed closely.
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SUBLOCADE
SUBLOCADE (buprenorphine extended-release) injection for subcutaneous use is manufactured under an agreement with Curia. We provide the buprenorphine base, polymer and syringe assembly used in the manufacture of SUBLOCADE. In addition, we are improving our Raleigh Manufacturing Facility to manufacture SUBLOCADE to better secure its long-term supply. However, it will take time and investment in equipment and validation testing before we can make regulatory submissions to gain approval for commercial manufacture of SUBLOCADE at this site. See “Item 1A.—Risk Factors—We rely on third parties to manufacture commercial supplies of most of our products, whose facilities and processes must meet stringent regulatory requirements.”
SUBOXONE Film
SUBOXONE Film is manufactured under an exclusive license and supply agreement with Aquestive Therapeutics. Under the terms of the agreement, Aquestive is the exclusive global manufacturer and primary packager of SUBOXONE Film and is prohibited from developing any other film product containing buprenorphine without our written consent. We provide both the buprenorphine HCl and the naloxone HCl used in the manufacture of SUBOXONE Film. Aquestive has two manufacturing facilities located in Portage, Indiana. Manufacturing and primary packaging of all SUBOXONE Film output for most markets is approved at both facilities. Secondary packaging of SUBOXONE Film is performed at Sharp Packaging Services.
SUBOXONE and SUBUTEX Tablets
We contract with RB to manufacture SUBOXONE and SUBUTEX Tablets. We provide both buprenorphine HCl and naloxone HCl used in the manufacture of SUBOXONE and SUBUTEX Tablets. RB manufactures and performs the packaging of all SUBOXONE and SUBUTEX tablets globally at its facility in Hull, United Kingdom.
Additional Manufacturing and Distributions Processes
We outsource to third parties certain aspects of the manufacturing and distribution process, including packaging our products with tamper evident pouches or child resistant components, in serialized cardboard cartons, and securely storing products, fulfilling orders, and providing other customer service functions.
Sales, Marketing and Distribution
Our sales, marketing, and distribution processes begin with a focus on the patient. Our products are intended for patients who suffer from OUD, a highly stigmatized disease state. These patients are found not just in private physician offices, but also in emergency rooms, hospitals, addiction or rehabilitation centers, organized health systems and, frequently, as part of their journey with addiction, as incarcerated individuals in the criminal justice system. Accordingly, we focus our sales and marketing efforts not just on physicians in private practice but also to healthcare providers situated in these diverse treatment environments.
Our sales, marketing, and distribution efforts vary by market.
United States
We derive approximately 85% of our net revenues, and an even larger portion of our profitability, from the U.S. market. Unlike many markets in the Rest of World, the U.S. market is not a single payor market. Instead, our activities are directed at federal and state agencies, organized health systems, criminal justice systems, and healthcare providers who provide treatment and assistance for patients suffering from OUD.
Payors and Reimbursement
We have dedicated professionals responsible for obtaining access and eliminating barriers to care at the national, regional, and state payor level, including every state Medicaid program. We have coverage from approximately 90% of payors for our OUD products, including almost all commercial insurance payors, the Veterans’ Administration, the Department of Defense, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Also, a significant portion of our customers are reimbursed through the Medicaid plans of states and the District of
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Columbia, primarily because most individuals suffering from OUD are not employed or do not have employer-based health coverage.
Organized Health Systems ("OHS")
Many patients who use our products are found at OHSs, such as large health systems including hospitals and addiction treatment centers. OHSs are an important channel for our products because they have the resources and administration to handle controlled substances that are prescribed, delivered, and stored, and are equipped to administer the requirements applicable to our products, including a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy ("REMS"). Our account teams call on key decision makers at OHSs to expand access to our products. Our goal is to ensure access to our products by establishing treatment protocols (both medical and logistical), removing barriers to access, gaining formulary access where needed, and ensuring that protocols are in place to ensure compliance with applicable DEA, state, and local requirements regarding the storage of controlled substances. As part of this process, the sales team focuses on effectively communicating the scientific rationale and the benefits of our products to HCPs, appropriately balanced with safety information. The account and medical team focus on educating key decision makers about adherence, continuity of care, and overall cost and resource optimization in the total treatment plan.
Criminal Justice Systems ("CJS")
We also have dedicated teams for customers in the CJS, including various types of prisons, such as state departments of corrections, county jails, and federal prisons, along with specialty treatment courts. A specialty treatment court is a court with expertise in substance abuse disorders which may offer alternative and deferred prosecution arrangements for appropriate persons.
For prisons, our dedicated teams attempt to increase access to our products, overcome logistical barriers to care, and promote particular products.
For specialty treatment courts, our Criminal Justice Access Directors, including trained and experienced professionals, educate judges, prosecutors, social workers, and patients about the benefits of our products. The patient is ultimately referred to an HCP, either in a private office or qualified health center, where the decision to use medication for OUD, such as SUBLOCADE, is the patient’s decision with the assistance of his or her HCP. At these referral sites and locations, our sales personnel coordinate with the HCPs and their staff to ensure understanding of the scientific rationale and the benefits of our products, appropriately balanced with safety information.
Commercialization Activities
Our commercial activities in the U.S. are currently focused on SUBLOCADE long-acting injectable. Our sales force does not promote SUBOXONE Film in the U.S. Our sales organization in the U.S. is comprised of experienced pharmaceutical professionals, which we call Clinical Specialists, who are managed by Area Sales Directors. Clinical Specialists act as a vital link between the various stakeholders within the addiction community, including key opinion leaders, counselors, treatment advocates, pharmacists, nurses and healthcare providers in specialized treatment centers. We believe our clear focus on patient needs helps deepen customer relationships which then allows the team the time to engage in clinical and logistical discussions that dramatically improve patient access to treatment with SUBLOCADE.
Our Clinical Specialists are supported by dedicated and experienced professionals in our managed care group who create access to treatment for patients by partnering with U.S. commercial payors and federal, state, and local governmental payors.
Advocacy and Public Policy Engagement
We engage with policymakers and advocate organizations to support public policies that expand access to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Our advocacy efforts are focused on advancing policies that support timely access to care and promote continuity of care across patient populations and care settings.
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We also advocate for policies that improve coverage and reimbursement for OUD treatment across public and private payers, including Medicaid, as well as engage on policy issues affecting access to care for underserved and high-risk populations involved in the criminal justice system. These efforts are intended to support a more effective, equitable treatment landscape for individuals living with OUD while reducing system level barriers that contribute to gaps in care.
Patient Access and Support Programs
We have various programs to help patients access our products. For example, we sponsor a commercial co-pay assistance program that helps patients meet co-payment obligations imposed by their commercial insurance.
Additionally, we sponsor an insurance reimbursement hub to facilitate the dispensing of our products that HCPs and pharmacies may access via telephone to confirm coverage and level of benefits. We also provide patient access specialists to problem solve access issues, coverage, and coding (after a product has been ordered).
There has been enhanced scrutiny of company-sponsored patient assistance programs, both from government enforcement and payors.
Medical Affairs Team
Our Medical Affairs Team, which supports HCPs and health administrators, includes Field Medical Advisors who are responsible for responding to unsolicited off-label questions, educating and disseminating data related to our products, working with study investigators, and developing and delivering real world evidence regarding the usage and potential benefits or risks of a medical product derived. Our Medical Affairs team is separate and independent from sales and marketing.
Marketing
Our marketing efforts are focused on reaching the sufferers of the diseases our products treat and the HCPs who treat them. In each of our markets, our commercial activities are supported by strategic planning, business analytics, and measurement ensuring that each market and sales territory is effectively resourced to maximize market access, and to increase appropriate use of our products.
In the U.S., our marketing team is responsible for developing marketing and sales materials, product websites, conference presentations, and media plans consisting of medical, regulatory, and legal team members to assess compliance with rules and regulations as appropriate. We also provide reimbursement support for our U.S. markets. In addition, we have established strong marketing expertise in increasing disease state and treatment awareness, embedded in various platforms including digital and traditional media. We employ third-party vendors, such as advertising agencies, market research firms and suppliers of marketing and other sales support-related services, to assist with our commercial activities.
The challenges we face in the sales process for our products include:
•Understanding of the science that underpins the SUBLOCADE value propositions,
•Considerations related to buprenorphine being a controlled substance that is subject to regulation in the countries where our products are marketed,
•SUBLOCADE having been approved by the FDA with a REMS, requiring that SUBLOCADE be administered by an HCP.
To assist our sales and marketing efforts, we invest in data infrastructure and related professionals to derive insights from our data. These insights allow us to prioritize our marketing efforts, identify obstacles and barriers to treatment, and suggest new approaches.
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Distribution
Historically, we distributed our products in more than 30 countries. Based on the country where sales originate, we derived 85%, 85%, and 83% of our net revenues from the U.S. in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. In the future, we expect to sell our products only in the U.S., Canada, Australia, France and Germany.
The distribution of our buprenorphine products is more complicated than other specialty pharmaceutical products because buprenorphine is regulated in the U.S. as a Schedule III drug by the FDA, and similarly restricted by law enforcement authorities in the Rest of World. Additionally, certain products, like SUBLOCADE, utilize a restricted delivery network. Additionally, to ensure proper administration, SUBLOCADE may only be administered by an HCP is not dispensed to the patient directly. To ensure that our products are available to HCPs and patients, we utilize specialty distributors and a network of specialty pharmacies that are equipped to adhere to these special requirements.
The FDA requires a REMS for SUBOXONE Film and for SUBLOCADE Injection. The goal of the SUBLOCADE REMS program is to mitigate the risk of serious harm or death that could result from intravenous self-administration by ensuring healthcare settings and pharmacies are certified and only provide SUBLOCADE directly to a healthcare provider for administration by a healthcare provider to the patient. SUBOXONE Film is part of the Buprenorphine Transmucosal Products for Opioid Dependence ("BTOD”) shared REMS program, the goals of which are to: 1) mitigate the risks of accidental overdose, misuse, and abuse, and 2) inform prescribers, pharmacists, and patients of the serious risks associated with buprenorphine-containing products).
In contrast, SUBOXONE Film may be dispensed directly to a patient by a pharmacy with an appropriate DEA license. Accordingly, a substantial portion of our sales are to pharmaceutical wholesalers, specialty pharmacies, and distributors who, in turn, sell our products to pharmacies, hospitals, and other customers, including federal and state entities.
Our three largest customers (which are wholesale pharmaceutical companies in the U.S.) accounted for 51%, 55%, and 54% of global net revenues in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Our largest customer in each year accounted for 20%, 19%, and 19% of our net revenues in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. These customers are our primary purchasers of SUBOXONE Film in the U.S. As sales of SUBLOCADE grow, mostly through specialty pharmacies and specialty distributors, the relative importance of these three largest customers declines. Our fourth largest customer is one of these specialty pharmacies.
Logistics
We use central third-party logistics and warehouses that comply with applicable local regulations for storage and distribution of our products into the supply chain. Our third-party logistics provider specializes in integrated operations including warehousing and transportation services that can be scaled and customized to our needs based on market conditions and the demands and delivery service requirements for our medicines and materials. Their services eliminate our need to build dedicated internal infrastructure that would be difficult to scale without significant capital investment. Our third-party logistics provider warehouses all medicines in controlled FDA-registered facilities in the U.S., or which meet applicable requirements outside the U.S. Orders are prepared and shipped through an order entry system to ensure adequate supply and delivery of our medicines.
Rest of World
Our commercial activities are currently focused on SUBLOCADE long-acting injectable, SUBUTEX Tablet, and SUBOXONE Film. Depending on market size and demands, dedicated teams of clinical liaisons, health policy liaisons, or a combination of both, work to accelerate access to treatment.
In Canada and in Australia, we have a field force of sales specialists. In markets where these products either are not approved or are unable to be promoted under local regulation, we have medical affairs personnel responsible for responding to medical information requests and for providing information
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consistent with local treatment protocols with respect to such products. Such medical affairs personnel are separate from sales and marketing personnel.
In Canada we directly market SUBLOCADE and SUBOXONE Film. In Australia, we directly market SUBUTEX Tablets.
Intellectual Property
We own or license several patents and patent rights in the U.S. and other countries covering or relating to certain of the products and pipeline products mentioned above and have created brand names and also registered trademarks where appropriate for our products. Generally, and where possible, we rely upon patent protection to ensure market exclusivity for the life of the patent. We consider the overall protection of our patents, trademarks, and license rights to be of material value and take actions to protect these rights from infringement or misuse where appropriate.
The majority of an innovative product’s commercial value is usually realized during the period in which the product has market exclusivity. In the branded pharmaceutical industry, an innovator’s product’s market exclusivity is generally determined by two forms of protection: patent rights held by the innovator company; and any regulatory forms of exclusivity to which the innovator is entitled. In the U.S. and some other countries, when market exclusivity expires and generic versions of a product are approved and marketed, there are often very substantial and rapid declines in the branded product’s sales. The rate of this decline varies by country and by therapeutic category; however, following patent expiration, branded products often continue to have some market viability based either upon the goodwill generated by the product name, which typically benefits from trademark protection, or upon the difficulties associated with replicating the product formulation or bioavailability.
Patents are a key determinant of market exclusivity for most branded pharmaceuticals as they can provide the innovator with the right to exclude others from practicing an invention related to the product. Patents may cover, among other things, the active ingredient(s), various uses of a drug product, pharmaceutical formulations, drug delivery mechanisms, the manufacture of products and processes for the manufacture of products, and intermediate compounds useful in the manufacture of products. Protection for aspects of individual products extends for varying periods in accordance with the expiry dates of patents in the various countries. The protection afforded, which may also vary from country to country, depends upon the type of patent, its scope of coverage and the availability of meaningful legal remedies in the country. However, patents and other forms of protection can never protect us from all forms of competition, such as from similar products or from alternatives. See, for example, “Item 1. Business—Competition.”
Many developed countries provide certain non-patent incentives for the development of pharmaceuticals. For example, the U.S., EU and Japan each provides for a minimum period of time after the approval of certain new drugs during which the regulatory agency may not rely upon the innovator’s data to approve a competitor’s generic copy. Regulatory exclusivity is also available in certain markets as incentives for research on new indications, orphan drugs (drugs that demonstrate promise for the diagnosis or treatment of rare diseases or conditions) and medicines that may be useful in treating pediatric patients. Regulatory exclusivity is independent of any patent rights and can be particularly important when a drug lacks broad patent protection. However, most regulatory forms of exclusivity do not prevent a second innovative competitor from gaining regulatory approval prior to the expiration of regulatory exclusivity when the second innovative competitor has conducted its own safety and efficacy studies on its drug, even when that drug is identical to that marketed by the first innovator.
We estimate the likely market exclusivity period for each of our branded products on a case-by-case basis. It is not possible to predict with certainty the length of market exclusivity for any of our branded products because of the complex interaction between patent and regulatory forms of exclusivity, the relative success or lack thereof of potential competitors’ experience in product development and inherent uncertainties concerning patent litigation. There can be no assurance that a particular product will enjoy market exclusivity for the full period of time that we currently estimate or that the exclusivity will be limited to the estimate.
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We also rely on trade secrets, know‑how and inventions, which are not protected by patents and try to protect this information by entering into confidentiality agreements with parties that have access to it, such as our corporate partners, collaborators, licensees, employees, and consultants. We also license or assign certain intellectual property rights to third parties.
The Company (generally Indivior U.K. Limited) also owns or licenses, patent rights (i.e., granted patents or pending applications) in certain key jurisdictions in respect to our products and pipeline products. The patent rights listed below are those which are critical to our products:
| Product | Patent Type | Patent or Application No. | ExpirationDate |
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| SUBLOCADE | Method | 9,272,044 | June 6, 2031 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 10,198,218 | June 6, 2031 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 10,592,168 | June 6, 2031 |
| SUBLOCADE | Formulation, Method of treatment | 9,498,432 | June 6, 2031 |
| SUBLOCADE | Formulation, Method of treatment | 9,827,241 | June 6, 2031 |
| SUBLOCADE | Formulation, Method of treatment | 9,782,402 | June 6, 2031 |
| SUBLOCADE | Formulation | 10,558,394 | June 25, 2031 |
| SUBLOCADE | Formulation, Method of treatment | 8,975,270 | September 5, 2031 |
| SUBLOCADE | Formulation, Method of treatment | 8,921,387 | January 6, 2032 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 11,000,520 | November 6, 2035 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 11,839,611 | November 6, 2035 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 10,646,484 | June 15, 2038 |
| SUBLOCADE | Means Plus Function | 17/985,253 | November 6, 2035 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 19/085,650 | November 6, 2035 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 17/283,931 | October 11, 2039 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 18/931,350 | October 18, 2044 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 18/920,176 | October 18, 2044 |
| SUBLOCADE | Method | 19/170,285 | October 18, 2044 |
Indivior Global Integrity & Compliance Program
Indivior maintains a Corporate Compliance Program that has demonstrated effectiveness. Key program elements include the following:
•Leadership & Governance: Chief Integrity and Compliance Officer reporting directly to the CEO, program oversight by the Indivior Compliance Committee, and regular reporting and assurance provided to the Board of Directors.
•Independent Evaluation: External consultants assess program effectiveness and benchmark against best practices.
•Resources & Expertise: A well-resourced Integrity & Compliance team led by experienced professionals, including three senior leaders with over 50 years of combined healthcare compliance experience. In addition to the experience and training, all team members hold professional certifications relevant to their responsibilities.
•Culture & Speak-Up: The program applies behavioral science principles to promote ethical decision-making across the organization. It also includes a robust ‘Speak-Up’ mechanism that empowers and encourages employees to report concerns or potential non-compliance confidentially and without fear of retaliation. Anonymous reporting options are available to further support transparency and trust.
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•Framework & Activities: The Integrity & Compliance team oversees the Code of Conduct and healthcare compliance standards, conducts risk assessments, and implements and monitors key controls in alignment with government and industry guidance.
The Integrity & Compliance team collaborates with senior leadership to establish clear compliance expectations, reinforce a strong tone at the top, and ensures accountability for ethical conduct, as well as legal and regulatory adherence across all levels of the organization.
Regulatory Overview
Our activities are subject to a rigorous regulatory framework on a local and international level that conditions and affects our activities. The process of obtaining regulatory approvals and the subsequent compliance with applicable laws, regulations and other requirements require the expenditure of substantial time and financial resources. The following is a summary of the regulatory landscape applicable to our business and the reimbursement programs applicable to our products in the key markets in which we operate.
United States
Overview
Pharmaceutical companies operate in a highly regulated environment. In the U.S., we must comply with laws, regulations and other requirements promulgated by numerous federal and state authorities, including the FDA and other agencies and divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and other agencies of the DOJ, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (the “CBP”), and state agencies such as boards of pharmacy. Applicable legal requirements govern to varying degrees the research, development, manufacturing, commercialization and sale of our prescription pharmaceutical products, including pre-clinical and clinical testing, approval, production, labeling, sale, distribution, import, export, post-market surveillance, advertising, dissemination of information and promotion. Failure to comply with applicable legal requirements can result in product recalls, seizures, injunctions, refusal to approve or withdrawal of approval of product applications, monetary fines or criminal prosecution.
Food and Drug Administration
The FDA’s authority to regulate pharmaceuticals comes primarily from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FFDCA”). In addition to reviewing NDAs for branded drugs and abbreviated new drug applications ("ANDAs") for generic drugs, the FDA has the authority to ensure that pharmaceuticals introduced into interstate commerce are neither “adulterated” nor “misbranded.” Adulterated means that the product or its manufacture does not comply with FDA quality and related standards. A drug is adulterated if, among other things: (i) it is prepared under unsanitary conditions such that it may have been contaminated or may cause injury to patients, (ii) its manufacture does not comply with cGMP, (iii) it does not comply with an official compendium, (iv) its strength, purity or quality differs from that which it purports to possess, or (v) if it is manufactured, processed or held in a facility which refuses FDA inspection. Misbranded means, among other things, that the labeling of, or advertising or promotional materials for, the product contains false or misleading information, fails to conform to the FDA approval for the drug, or fails to include required information about risks.
In order to market and sell a new drug product in the U.S., a drug manufacturer must file with the FDA an NDA that shows the safety and effectiveness of the new drug. In order to market and sell a generic version of an already-approved drug product, a drug manufacturer must file an ANDA that shows that the generic version is, with narrow exceptions, the same active ingredient, dosage form, strength and route of administration as a previously approved reference product, and “bioequivalent” to that reference product, meaning that it is absorbed at the same rate and to the same extent as the reference product. The FDA classifies certain generic drugs as “therapeutically equivalent,” meaning that they are expected to have the same clinical effect and safety as the branded drug product. Alternatively, a manufacturer may submit an NDA under FFDCA section 505(b)(2) for a drug product that has some differences from an already-
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approved drug product, but that relies in whole or in part on the findings of safety and/or effectiveness of a previously approved reference product, or on medical literature. A section 505(b)(2) NDA must demonstrate that the proposed product is safe and effective notwithstanding the differences from the approved drug product.
Clinical Trials and Marketing Approval
The path leading to FDA approval of an NDA for a new drug begins when the drug product is merely a chemical formulation in the laboratory. In general, the process involves the following steps:
(i)completion of formulation, laboratory and animal testing in accordance with good laboratory practices (“GLP”), which characterizes the drug product from a pre-clinical perspective and provides preliminary evidence that the drug product is safe to test in human beings;
(ii)filing with the FDA an Investigational New Drug Application ("IND") which once effective will permit the conduct of clinical trials (testing in human beings under adequate and well-controlled conditions) in the U.S.;
(iii)designing and conducting clinical trials to show the safety and efficacy of the drug product in accordance with good clinical practice ("GCP") and other requirements;
(iv)submitting the NDA for FDA review, which generally must include data from at least two well-controlled clinical trials demonstrating safety and effectiveness, as well as characterization of the drug product and a description of the manufacturing process, controls and facilities;
(v)satisfactory completion of FDA pre-approval inspections regarding the conduct of the clinical trials and manufacturing at the designated facility or facilities in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practices ("cGMP");
(vi)if applicable, completion of an FDA Advisory Committee meeting in which the FDA requests views and recommendations from outside experts in evaluating the NDA;
(vii)final FDA approval of the full prescribing information, labeling and packaging of the drug product; and
(viii)in some cases, commitments to meet post-approval requirements, including ongoing monitoring and reporting of adverse events related to the drug product, implementation of a REMS program, if applicable, and conduct of any agreed post-marketing requirement or post-marketing commitment studies.
Clinical trials are typically conducted in four sequential phases, although they may overlap. The four phases are as follows:
(i)Phase I trials are typically small (fewer than 100 study subjects and often involving healthy volunteers) and are primarily designed to determine the pharmacokinetics and toxicity of the drug product.
(ii)Phase II trials usually involve 100 to 300 participants and are designed to determine whether the drug product produces any clinically significant effects in patients with the intended disease or condition and to provide further information about safety and dosing. If the results of these trials show promise, then larger Phase III trials may be conducted.
(iii)Phase III trials are often multi-institution studies that involve a large number of participants and are designed to show efficacy and safety in the intended treatment population. Phase III (and some Phase II) trials are designed to be pivotal trials. The goal of a pivotal trial is to establish the safety and efficacy of a drug product with sufficient robustness for purposes of regulatory approval.
(iv)Phase IV studies are conducted following approval. In some cases, the FDA requires post marketing requirement studies or post-marketing commitment studies after the NDA has been
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approved. Such post-marketing clinical studies or surveillance programs are intended to obtain more information about the risks of harm, benefits and optimal use of the drug product by evaluating the results of the drug product in a larger number of patients. The FDA may require post-approval studies either at the time of approval or, if it becomes aware of new safety information, after approval.
A drug manufacturer may conduct clinical trials either in the U.S. or outside the U.S., but in all cases must comply with GCP and must ensure that there is: (i) a legally effective informed consent process when enrolling participants; (ii) an independent review by an Institutional Review Board or ethics committee to minimize and manage the risks of harm to participants; and (iii) ongoing monitoring and reporting of adverse events related to the drug product.
In addition, under the Pediatric Research Equity Act 2003 ("PREA") as amended, all NDAs must include assessments on a drug in pediatric patients unless the applicant receives a waiver or deferral. A drug sponsor may also seek to conduct a clinical trial of a drug product on pediatric patients based on a written request from the FDA in order to obtain a form of marketing exclusivity as permitted under the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act 2002, as amended. Under PREA, FDA may require post-approval studies to assess the safety and effectiveness of the indication in pediatric patients.
The path leading to FDA approval of a section 505(b)(2) NDA for a drug product that has differences from an already approved product is somewhat shorter. In a section 505(b)(2) NDA, the drug sponsor relies, in whole or in part, on investigations to which the sponsor does not have a right of reference to establish that its proposed product is safe and effective. For example, a section 505(b)(2) NDA may rely on published literature or on the FDA’s prior finding of safety and effectiveness of another company’s product. Section 505(b)(2) NDAs are typically used for new products with differences from previously approved products such as in dosage forms, dosage strengths, route of administration or indication and where, therefore, an ANDA may not be used. New clinical trial data may also be needed to establish that the proposed product is safe and effective given its differences.
Under the U.S. Prescription Drug User Fee Act 1992, as amended, the FDA has the authority to collect fees from drug manufacturers who submit NDAs and section 505(b)(2) NDAs for review and approval. For U.S. fiscal year 2026, the user fee rate has been set at $4,682,003 for an NDA and $2,341,002 for an NDA not requiring clinical data, generally certain section 505(b)(2) NDAs.
ANDA process
The path leading to FDA approval of an ANDA is very different from that of an NDA. By statute, the drug manufacturer does not complete pre-clinical studies and safety and efficacy clinical trials, and instead focuses on a showing of sameness and bioequivalence to a previously approved Reference Listed Drug (“RLD”), typically a branded drug approved under an NDA. Sameness means, with limited exceptions, the same active ingredient or ingredients, dosage form, strength, route of administration and labeling. Bioequivalence is generally established by studies that involve comparing the absorption rate and concentration levels of a generic drug in the human body to that of the RLD. In the event that the generic drug behaves in the same manner in the human body as the RLD, the two drug products are considered bioequivalent. The FDA considers a generic drug therapeutically equivalent, and therefore the drug is generally substitutable under state pharmacy dispensing law, where it is shown to be the same as and bioequivalent to the RLD. Legislation enacted in most states in the U.S. allows or, in some instances mandates, that a pharmacist dispense an available generic drug that has been rated therapeutically equivalent when filling a prescription for a branded product, in the absence of specific contrary instructions from the prescribing physician. ANDA filings must include information on manufacturing processes, controls, and facilities comparable to an NDA.
In 2012, Congress passed into law the Generic Drug User Fee Act to address the FDA’s backlog, which at the time was over 2,000 ANDA filings. This legislation granted the FDA authority to collect, for the first time, user fees from generic drug manufacturers who submit ANDA filings for review and approval, and the fees collected help the FDA fund the drug approval process. For U.S. fiscal year 2026, the user fee rate is set at $1,918,377 for an ANDA submitted by a large size operation generic applicant. The FDA will also
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collect from generic drug manufacturers a separate fee where they reference a so-called Drug Master File for a contract manufacturer, and separate annual manufacturing facility fees for API and finished drug products.
Aside from the backlog described above, the timing of FDA approval of ANDA filings depends on other factors, including whether an ANDA holder has challenged any listed patents to the reference listed drug (the “RLD”) and whether the RLD is entitled to one or more periods of non-patent data or marketing exclusivity under the FFDCA, as discussed elsewhere in this section.
Patent and non-patent exclusivity periods
A sponsor of an NDA is required to identify in its application any patent that claims the drug or a use of the drug subject to the application. Upon NDA approval, the FDA lists these patents in a publication referred to as the Orange Book. Any person that files a section 505(b)(2) NDA that relies upon reference to an approved NDA for which the patents are listed, or an ANDA to secure approval of a generic version of the previously approved drug, must make a certification in respect of listed patents. If the ANDA or section 505(b)(2) NDA applicant certifies that there are no listed patents or that the listed patents have expired, the FDA may approve the application immediately. If the applicant certifies that the patents have not expired, the FDA may only approve the application upon expiry of the patents. Alternatively, the applicant may certify that the listed patents are invalid, unenforceable and/or not infringed by the proposed drug. The applicant must give notice to the holder of the NDA for the RLD and the patent holder (if different) of the bases upon which the patents are challenged. If the NDA holder or patent owner sues the applicant for infringement within 45 days, the FDA may not approve the ANDA or section 505(b)(2) NDA until the earliest of: (i) 30 months after receipt of the notice by the holder of the NDA for the RLD; (ii) entry of a district court of appellate court judgment holding the patent invalid, unenforceable or not infringed; (iii) such other time as the court may order; or (iv) the expiry of the patent. If an infringement suit is not initiated within 45 days of notice to the NDA holder, the FDA may approve the application immediately.
A key motivation for ANDA applicants to challenge patents is the 180-day market exclusivity period (“generic exclusivity”) granted to the developer of a generic version of a product that is the first to submit an ANDA with a Paragraph IV certification. For a variety of reasons, there are situations in which a company may not be able to take advantage of an award of generic exclusivity. The determination of when generic exclusivity begins and ends is complicated and is subject to several forfeiture provisions.
The holder of the NDA for the RLD may also be entitled to certain non-patent exclusivity during which the FDA cannot accept for filing or approve an application for a competing generic product or section 505(b)(2) NDA product. Generally, if the RLD is a new chemical entity, the FDA may not accept for filing any application that references the innovator’s NDA for five years from the approval of the innovator’s NDA. However, this five-year period is shortened to four years where an applicant’s ANDA includes a Paragraph IV certification, and the 30-month stay on FDA approval is lengthened accordingly. In other cases, where the innovator has provided certain clinical study information essential for approval, the FDA may accept for filing, but may not approve, an ANDA or section 505(b)(2) application that references the corresponding aspect of the innovator’s NDA for a period of three years from the approval of the innovator’s NDA. Certain additional periods of exclusivity may be available, such as orphan exclusivity if the RLD is indicated for use in a rare disease or condition, or pediatric exclusivity if the RLD is studied for pediatric patients based on a written request from the FDA.
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies ("REMS")
The FDA has the authority to require the manufacturer to provide a REMS that is intended to ensure that the benefits of a drug product (or class of drug products) outweigh the risks of harm. The FDA may require a REMS include elements to assure safe use to mitigate a specific serious risk of harm, such as requiring that prescribers have particular training or experience or that the drug product is dispensed in certain healthcare settings. The FDA has the authority to impose civil penalties on or take other enforcement action against any drug manufacturer who fails properly to implement an approved REMS.
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Separately, drug manufacturers are prohibited from using an approved REMS to delay generic competition. The FDA has been active in instituting class-wide and product-specific REMS for opioid drug products.
The FDA requires a REMS for SUBOXONE Film and for SUBLOCADE Injection. SUBOXONE Film is part of the Buprenorphine Transmucosal Products for Opioid Dependence ("BTOD”) shared REMS program, the goals of which are to: 1) mitigate the risks of accidental overdose, misuse, and abuse, and 2) inform prescribers, pharmacists, and patients of the serious risks associated with buprenorphine-containing products. The goal of the SUBLOCADE REMS program is to mitigate the risk of serious harm or death that could result from intravenous self-administration by ensuring healthcare settings and pharmacies are certified and only provide SUBLOCADE directly to a healthcare provider for administration by a healthcare provider to the patient.
Other products in development may become subject to a REMS specific to the product or shared with other products in the same class of drug, if the FDA determines that additional steps beyond labeling are required to help ensure the benefits of the medication outweighs its risks.
Quality assurance requirements
The FDA enforces requirements to ensure the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, the manufacture, processing, packaging, and holding of drugs conform to cGMP. The cGMP requirements enforced by the FDA are comprehensive, covering all aspects of manufacturing operations, from receipt of raw materials to finished product distribution, and are designed to ensure that finished products meet all the required identity, strength, quality, and purity characteristics. Ensuring compliance requires an on-going commitment of time, money, and effort in all operational areas.
The FDA conducts pre-approval and post-approval inspections of facilities engaged in the development, manufacture, processing, packaging, testing, and holding of the drugs subject to NDAs and ANDA filings. Prior to approval, if the FDA concludes that the facilities to be used do not or did not meet cGMP, it will not approve the application. Corrective actions to remedy the deficiencies must be performed and are usually verified in a subsequent inspection.
The FDA also conducts periodic post-approval inspections of drug manufacturing facilities to assess their cGMP status. Adverse inspections can lead to FDA inspection observations, warning letters, seizure, recalls, injunctions, and shutdown of facilities. Additionally, where products or components for manufacturing are being imported into the U.S., the FDA may issue an import alert to prevent shipments into the country. If the FDA concludes a company is not in compliance with cGMP requirements, sanctions may be imposed that include preventing that company from receiving the necessary licenses to export its products, preventing further approvals for applications involving the facility or facilities and issue and classifying that company as an “unacceptable supplier,” thereby disqualifying that company from selling products to governmental agencies.
Reporting requirements
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are subject to adverse event reporting requirements during clinical trials and following approval, with expedited reporting for certain serious adverse events and periodic reporting for other adverse events. To comply with these requirements, manufacturers must have robust procedures for surveillance, receipt, evaluation, and reporting of adverse events. Manufacturers must also submit annual reports to FDA for each approved product and field alert reports where there is a quality or labeling issue with a product already distributed to the market.
Labeling and marketing
For all pharmaceuticals sold in the U.S., the FDA and other regulatory and law enforcement bodies also regulate sales and marketing to ensure that drug product claims made by manufacturers are not false, misleading or otherwise improper. Manufacturers are required to file copies of all product-specific promotional materials with the FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion at the time of their first use. Failure to implement a robust internal company review process and to comply with FDA requirements
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regarding labeling and promotion increases the risk of enforcement action by the FDA, the DOJ, or the states.
The FDA has the authority to require labeling changes after approval of a drug if it becomes aware of new safety information.
Import and export requirements
To import pharmaceuticals into the U.S., the importer must file an entry notice and bond with the U.S. Customs and Board Protection (“CBP”). All drugs are subject to FDA examination before release by the CBP. Any article that appears to be in violation of the FFDCA may be refused admission and a notice of detention and hearing may be issued. If the FDA ultimately refuses admission, the CBP may issue a notice for redelivery and assess liquidated damages for up to three times the value of the drugs.
Products exported from the U.S. are subject to foreign countries’ import requirements and the exporting requirements of the FDA. For example, international sales of drugs manufactured in the U.S. not approved by the FDA for use in the U.S. are subject to FDA export requirements. FDA will provide a certificate of pharmaceutical product ("eCPP") directly to a requesting country to provide assurance that the product has been approved for export from the U.S. and that the manufacturing facilities are in compliance with cGMP. To obtain this certificate, the drug manufacturer must apply to the FDA.
Drug Enforcement Administration
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) is the federal agency in the U.S. responsible for enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). The CSA classifies drugs and other substances based on identified potential for dependence and abuse. Schedule I controlled substances are those with a high abuse potential and have no currently accepted medical use; thus, they cannot be lawfully marketed or sold. Schedule II/IIN substances have a high potential for abuse which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. Many narcotics and stimulants are Schedule II controlled substances. Schedule III/IIN substances have a potential for abuse less than substances in Schedules I or II and abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. Examples of Schedule III substances are products containing not more than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage (Tylenol® with codeine) and buprenorphine, the active ingredient in SUBLOCADE and SUBOXONE. Consequently, the manufacture, storage, distribution, and sale of these substances are all highly regulated.
DEA regulations make it extremely difficult for a manufacturer in the U.S. to import finished dosage forms of controlled substances manufactured outside the U.S., particularly for Schedule II controlled substances and narcotics in other Schedules. These rules reflect a broader enforcement approach by the DEA to regulate the manufacture, distribution and dispensing of legally produced controlled substances. Accordingly, drug manufacturers who market and sell finished dosage forms of controlled substances in the U.S. often manufacture or have them manufactured in the U.S.
The DEA also requires drug manufacturers to design and implement a system that identifies suspicious orders of controlled substances, such as those of unusual size, those that deviate substantially from a normal pattern and those of unusual frequency, prior to completion of the sale. A compliant suspicious order monitoring system includes well-defined due diligence, “know your customer” efforts and order monitoring.
To meet its responsibilities, the DEA conducts periodic inspections of registered establishments that handle controlled substances. Annual registration is required for any facility that manufactures, tests, distributes, dispenses, imports or exports any controlled substance. The facilities must have the security, control and accounting mechanisms required by the DEA to prevent loss and diversion. Failure to maintain compliance, particularly as manifested in loss or diversion, can result in regulatory action. The DEA may seek civil penalties, refuse to renew necessary registrations or initiate proceedings to revoke those registrations. In certain circumstances, violations could lead to criminal proceedings.
Individual states also regulate controlled substances, and manufacturers, distributors and third-party active pharmaceutical ingredient suppliers and manufacturers, are subject to such regulation by several states with respect to the manufacture and distribution of these products.
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Government benefit programs
Statutory and regulatory requirements for Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare (the uniformed services healthcare program for active duty service members, active duty family members, National Guard and Reserve members and their family members, retirees and retiree family members, survivors, and certain former spouses worldwide) and other government healthcare programs govern provider reimbursement levels for government beneficiaries, including requiring that pharmaceutical companies pay rebates to individual states based on Medicaid utilization of the manufacturer’s products. The federal and state governments may continue to enact measures in the future aimed at containing or reducing payment levels for prescription pharmaceuticals paid for in whole or in part with government funds. Federal policy makers may offer proposals to reform the Medicaid program, which could affect the pharmaceutical industry.
From time to time, legislative or regulatory changes are made to government healthcare programs that impact our business. For example, the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act 2003 (“Medicare Part D”) created a new outpatient prescription drug coverage program for people with Medicare through a new system of private market drug benefit plans. This law provides an outpatient prescription drug benefit to seniors and individuals with disabilities in the Medicare program.
Further, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, or IRA, among other things, requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary to negotiate, with respect to Medicare units and subject to a specified cap, the price of a set number of certain high Medicare spend drugs and biologicals per year starting in 2026, penalizes manufacturers of certain Medicare Parts B and D drugs for price increases above inflation, and makes several changes to the Medicare Part D benefit, including a limit on annual out-of-pocket costs, and a change in manufacturer liability under the program. Congress continues to consider various policy proposals that may result in pressure on the prices of prescription drugs in the government health programs.
In addition, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Affordable Care Act”) has changed the way healthcare services are delivered and financed by both government and private insurers in the U.S. The overall impact of the Affordable Care Act reflects several uncertainties; the impact to our business is largely attributable to changes in the Medicare Part D coverage gap, the imposition of an annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and increased rebates payable to state Medicaid programs. There are several other provisions in the legislation that collectively have additional impact, including originator average manufacturer price for new formulations and the expansion of the ceiling prices under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (the “340B Program”) to new entities.
Further, federal policy makers have taken steps toward expanding healthcare coverage beyond the Affordable Care Act, which could have ramifications for the pharmaceutical industry. In 2025, some federal lawmakers may continue with these efforts. In the 119th Congress, however, there also may be renewed attempts to alter the Affordable Care Act. Additional legislative changes, regulatory changes, or guidance could be adopted, which may impact marketing approvals and reimbursement for our products. For example, there has been increasing legislative, regulatory, and enforcement interest in the U.S. with respect to drug pricing practices. There have been several inquiries by the U.S. Congress and proposed and enacted federal and state legislation and regulatory initiatives designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to product pricing, evaluate the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, and reform government healthcare program reimbursement methodologies for drug products.
Healthcare fraud and abuse laws; Privacy
Federal and state healthcare laws and regulations restrict business practices in the pharmaceutical industry. These laws may impact, among other things, our current and future business operations and proposed sales, marketing and education programs and constrain the business or financial arrangements and relationships with healthcare providers and other parties through which we market, sell and distribute our products. These laws include anti-kickback and false claims laws and regulations, data privacy and security, and transparency laws and regulations, including, without limitation, those laws described below.
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The U.S. federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) prohibits any person or entity from, among other things, knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting or receiving remuneration to induce or in return for purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for or recommending the purchase, lease or order of any item or service reimbursable under federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. The term “remuneration” has been broadly interpreted to include anything of value. The AKS has been interpreted to apply to arrangements between pharmaceutical manufacturers on the one hand and prescribers, purchasers and formulary managers on the other. Although there are a number of statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting some common activities from prosecution, the exceptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly. Practices that involve remuneration that may be alleged to be intended to induce prescribing, purchases or recommendations may be subject to scrutiny if they do not qualify for an exception or safe harbor. Several courts have interpreted the AKS’s intent requirement to mean that if any one purpose of an arrangement involving remuneration is to induce referrals of federal healthcare covered business, the AKS has been violated.
A person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of this statute or specific intent to violate it in order to have committed a violation. Violation of the AKS carries criminal penalties and fines as well as administrative sanctions under the Civil Money Penalties Law. In addition, the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the AKS constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal civil False Claims Act.
Federal civil and criminal false claims laws and civil monetary penalties laws, including the federal civil False Claims Act, which can be enforced by individuals through civil whistleblower and qui tam actions, prohibit any person or entity from, among other things, knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false claim for payment to the federal government or knowingly making, using or causing to be made or used a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim to the federal government. A claim includes “any request or demand” for money or property presented to the U.S. government. Several pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies have been prosecuted under these laws for allegedly providing free product to customers with the expectation that the customers would bill federal programs for the product. Other companies have been prosecuted for causing false claims to be submitted because of the companies’ marketing of products for unapproved, and thus non-reimbursable, uses. Most U.S. states have equivalents of these federal laws that apply to state healthcare programs, and those state laws may be broader than their federal counterparts.
The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, created additional federal criminal statutes that prohibit, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, including private third-party payors and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services. Also, many states have similar fraud and abuse statutes or regulations that apply to items and services reimbursed under Medicaid and other state programs, or, in several states, apply regardless of the payor.
In addition, we may be subject to data privacy and security regulations promulgated by both the federal government and the states in which we conduct our business. HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, and their respective implementing regulations, impose specified requirements on certain types of individuals and entities relating to the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information. Among other things, HITECH makes HIPAA’s security standards directly applicable to “business associates,” defined as independent contractors or agents of covered entities, which include certain healthcare providers, healthcare clearinghouses and health plans, that create, receive, maintain or transmit individually identifiable health information in connection with providing a service for or on behalf of a covered entity. HITECH also increased the civil and criminal penalties that may be imposed against covered entities, business associates and possibly other persons, and gave state attorneys general new authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts to enforce HIPAA and seek attorney’s fees and costs associated with pursuing federal civil actions.
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The federal regulations addressing the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records, codified at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2), strictly restrict the circumstances under which patient records relating to diagnosis of or treatment for a substance use disorder may be used and disclosed by any person or organization other than the treating provider. Recently, the Part 2 regulations have been modified to permit increased sharing for approved purposes and to better align the requirements of Part 2 and HIPAA to reduce confusion about the interaction of those different regulations, but such modifications now require persons or entities holding Part 2 records and experiencing a breach of unsecured Part 2 records to notify affected individuals and the Secretary of HHS about such breach to the same extent as breaches of unsecured protected health information must be reported pursuant to HIPAA. In addition, state laws governing the privacy and security of health information in certain circumstances, including laws addressing behavioral health diagnosis and treatment—many of which are not pre-empted by HIPAA—differ from each other in significant ways and may not have the same effect, thus complicating compliance efforts. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) requires certain manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies for which payment is available under Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, with specific exceptions, to report annually to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) information related to payments or other transfers of value made to physicians, advanced practice providers, and teaching hospitals. The Sunshine Act also requires applicable manufacturers and applicable group purchasing organizations to report annually to CMS ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members.
We may also be subject to state laws that require pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government, state laws that require drug manufacturers to report information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians and other healthcare providers, marketing expenditures or drug pricing, and state and local laws that require the registration of pharmaceutical sales representatives.
Because of the breadth of these laws and the narrowness of available statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors, it is possible that some of our business activities could be subject to challenge under one or more of such laws. If we were found to be in violation any of the federal and state laws described above or any other governmental regulations that apply to us, we may be subject to significant criminal, civil and administrative penalties including damages, fines, imprisonment, disgorgement, contractual damages, reputational harm, diminished profits and future earnings, disgorgement, exclusion from participation in government healthcare programs and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations, any of which could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our results of operations.
We must comply with the FCPA worldwide and similar anti-bribery laws in non-U.S. jurisdictions such as the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, which generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to non-U.S. officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Because of the predominance of government-sponsored healthcare systems around the world, most of our customer relationships outside the U.S. are with governmental entities and are therefore subject to such anti-bribery laws. See also, “Item 1A. Risk Factors—We are subject, directly or indirectly, to a variety of U.S. and international laws and regulations related to fraud and abuse and transparency. Enforcement actions under such laws have increased in recent years. If we fail to comply, or have not fully complied, with such laws, we could face substantial penalties.”
European Union
Overview
In the EU, medicinal products are subject to extensive pre- and post-marketing regulation by regulatory authorities at both the EU and national levels. Additional rules also apply at the national level relating specifically to controlled substances.
Clinical trials and marketing approval
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Clinical trials of medicinal products in the EU must be conducted in accordance with EU and national regulations and the International Council for Harmonization (“ICH”) guidelines on GCP. Prior to commencing a clinical trial, the sponsor must obtain a clinical trial authorization from the competent authority and a positive opinion from an independent ethics committee. The application for a clinical trial authorization must include, among other things, a copy of the trial protocol and an investigational medicinal product dossier containing information about the manufacture and quality of the medicinal product under investigation.
Under the EU Regulation on Clinical Trials (Regulation (EU) 536/2014) which came into force as of January 31, 2022, and replaces the existing Directive 2001/20/EC, a centralized procedure is in place where the sponsor submits the application for a clinical trial through an EU portal. The application is then evaluated and approved or rejected by the respective member state where the trial is to take place. If more than one member state is concerned, the application will be reviewed in a coordinated process with one member state acting as “reporting” member state. Any subsequent substantial changes to the trial protocol or other information submitted with the clinical trial applications must be approved by the member states concerned. The EU Regulation on Clinical Trials provides for certain transitional rules for clinical trials applied for before it came into effect and gives sponsors a choice as to whether to apply the previous rules until January 31, 2023.
After completion of the required clinical testing, a drug manufacturer must obtain a marketing authorization in line with Regulation EC 726/2004 (and as transposed into national laws) before it may place its medicinal product on the market in the EU. There are various application procedures available depending on the type of product involved. The centralized procedure gives rise to marketing authorizations that are valid throughout the EU and, by extension (after national implementing decisions), in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, which, together with the EU member states, comprise the EEA. Applicants file marketing authorization applications with the EMA where they are reviewed by a relevant scientific committee, in most cases the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”). The EMA forwards CHMP opinions to the European Commission, which uses them as the basis for deciding whether to grant a marketing authorization. The centralized procedure is compulsory for medicinal products that (i) are derived from biotechnology processes; (ii) contain a new active substance (not yet approved on November 20, 2005) indicated for the treatment of certain diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders, viral diseases or autoimmune diseases and other immune dysfunctions; (iii) are orphan medicinal products; or (iv) are advanced therapy medicinal products, such as gene or cell therapy medicines.
For those medicinal products for which the centralized procedure is not available, the applicant must submit marketing authorization applications to the national medicines regulators through one of three procedures: (i) a national procedure, which results in a marketing authorization in a single EU member state; (ii) the decentralized procedure, in which applications are submitted simultaneously in two or more EU member states; and (iii) the mutual recognition procedure, which must be used if the product has already been authorized in at least one other EU member state, and in which the EU member states are required to grant an authorization recognizing the existing authorization in the other EU member state, unless they identify a serious risk to public health. A national procedure is only possible for one-member state; as soon as an application is submitted in a second member state the mutual recognition or decentralized procedure will be triggered. Marketing authorizations granted under a national procedure are also initially valid for five years but can be renewed indefinitely.
Marketing authorization applications for generic medicinal products do not need to include the results of pre-clinical and clinical trials but can instead refer to the data included in the marketing authorization of a reference product for which regulatory data exclusivity has expired. If a marketing authorization is granted for a medicinal product containing a new active substance, that product benefits from eight years of data exclusivity during which generic marketing authorization applications referring to the data of that product may not be accepted by the regulatory authorities, and a further two years of market exclusivity during which such generic products may not be placed on the market. The two-year period may be extended to three years if during the first eight years a new therapeutic indication with significant clinical benefit over existing therapies is approved.
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In the EU, companies developing a new medicinal product must agree to a Pediatric Investigation Plan (“PIP”) with the EMA and must conduct pediatric clinical trials in accordance with that PIP unless a waiver applies, for example because the relevant disease or condition occurs only in adults. The marketing authorization application for the product must include the results of pediatric clinical trials conducted in accordance with the PIP, unless a waiver applies, or a deferral has been granted, in which case the pediatric clinical trials must be completed at a later date. Products that are granted a marketing authorization on the basis of the pediatric clinical trials conducted in accordance with the PIP are eligible for a six-month extension of the protection under a supplementary protection certificate (if any is in effect at the time of approval). This pediatric reward is subject to specific conditions and is not automatically available when data in compliance with the PIP are developed and submitted.
Pharmacovigilance and risk management
The holders of a marketing authorization are subject to extensive pharmacovigilance and risk management obligations under Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation EC 726/2004.
According to EMA, pharmacovigilance “is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other medicine-related problem.” The holders of a marketing authorization must establish and maintain a pharmacovigilance system with the overall aim to monitor and ensure the safety of a medicinal product and appoint an individual qualified person for pharmacovigilance who is responsible for oversight of that system. They are also required to establish and maintain a pharmacovigilance system master file detailing the pharmacovigilance system. On request, the system master file must be made available to the competent authorities for inspection. Key pharmacovigilance obligations include the recording of suspected serious adverse reactions to the medicinal product in and outside the EU and promptly reporting them through the centralized EudraVigilance database. In addition, the holders of a marketing authorization are required to submit periodic safety update reports ("PSURs").
All new marketing authorization applications must include an RMP describing the risk management system that the holder of the marketing authorization will put in place and documenting measures to prevent or minimize the risks associated with the product. The regulatory authorities may also impose specific obligations as a condition of the marketing authorization. Such risk-minimization measures or post-authorization obligations may include additional safety monitoring, more frequent submission of PSURs or the conduct of additional clinical trials or post-authorization safety studies.
Promotional restrictions
In the EU, all advertising and promotional activities for the product must be consistent with the approved summary of product characteristics, and therefore all off-label promotion is prohibited. Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines is also prohibited. Although general requirements for advertising and promotion of medicinal products are established under EU legislation, the details are governed by national regulations and can differ from one country to another.
Manufacturing and importing
Medicinal products may only be manufactured in the EU, or imported into the EU from another country, by the holder of a manufacturing authorization. The manufacturer or importer must comply with the EU GMP and have a qualified person who is responsible for certifying that each batch of product placed on the market in a member state has been manufactured in accordance with the laws in force in that member state and in accordance with the requirements of the marketing authorization. If a medicinal product is imported from outside the EU, each batch of product must undergo a full qualitative analysis, a quantitative analysis of at least all the active substances and all the other tests or checks necessary to ensure the quality of medicinal products in accordance with the requirements of the marketing authorization. Manufacturing facilities are subject to periodic inspections by the competent authorities for compliance with EU GMP and may, if products are produced for another market, also be subject to inspections under the GMP requirements applicable in that market.
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The manufacture, import, export, storage, distribution, and sale of controlled substances are subject to additional regulation at the national level in the EU. In many EU member states, the regulatory authority responsible for medicinal products is also responsible for controlled substances. Generally, any company manufacturing or distributing a medicinal product containing a controlled substance in the EU will need to hold a controlled substances license from the competent national authority and will be subject to specific record-keeping and security obligations. Separate import or export certificates are required for each shipment into or out of the country.
Pricing and reimbursement
Pricing and reimbursement remain mostly within the discretion of the respective member state. However, the member states must at least comply with the Transparency Directive (Directive 89/105/EEC), which primarily provides procedural obligations. Governments influence the price of medicinal products in the EU through pricing and reimbursement rules and control of national healthcare systems that fund a large part of the cost of those products to patients. Some member states operate positive and negative list systems under which products may only be marketed once a reimbursement price has been agreed. To obtain reimbursement or pricing approval, some of these member states may require the completion of clinical trials that compare the cost-effectiveness of a particular product candidate to currently available therapies. Other countries allow companies to fix their own prices for medicinal products but monitor and control company profits. Such differences in national pricing regimes may create price differentials across Europe. The downward pressure on healthcare costs in general, particularly prescription medicines, has become intense. As a result, barriers to entry of new products are becoming increasingly high and patients are unlikely to use a drug product that is not reimbursed by their government.
In addition, in most European countries, physicians are encouraged or even required to prescribe generic rather than branded products and many governments also advocate generic substitution by requiring or permitting pharmacists to substitute a different company’s generic version of the branded drug product that was originally prescribed.
Rest of World
Current markets
After the U.S., our largest markets are Canada and Australia, where we market our products pursuant to standards set by Health Canada and the Therapeutic Goods Administration, respectively. We also market our products in certain other developed countries. The laws, guidelines and standards promulgated by the relevant regulatory authorities that regulate the development, testing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of pharmaceuticals in each of these jurisdictions are broadly similar to those in the U.S. and Europe, although the precise requirements vary from country to country.
We also market our products in various emerging markets, where regulatory review and oversight processes continue to evolve. At present, such countries typically require prior regulatory approval or marketing authorization from large, developed markets (such as the U.S., European Union, Canada and Australia) before they will initiate or complete their review. Some countries also require the applicant to conduct local clinical trials as a condition of marketing authorization. Many emerging markets continue to implement measures to control drug product prices, such as implementing direct price controls or advocating the prescribing and use of generic drugs.
Environmental
Our Fine Chemical Plant manufactures the buprenorphine hydrochloride (“HCl”) and buprenorphine base active pharmaceutical ingredient used in the formulation of SUBLOCADE long-acting injection, SUBOXONE Film, SUBUTEX Tablet, and SUBOXONE Tablet. The FCP stores and uses hazardous materials as part of the manufacturing process; however, these aspects of the process are tightly controlled and, we believe, represent low risk to the surrounding environment.
Our manufacturing plant in Raleigh, N.C. currently is performing trial runs in anticipation of future manufacture of SUBLOCADE. It uses hazardous materials as part of the manufacturing process; however,
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these aspects of the process are tightly controlled and, we believe, represent low risk to the surrounding environment.
Our operations, like those of other pharmaceutical companies, involve the use of substances regulated under environmental laws, primarily in manufacturing processes and, as such, we are subject to numerous federal, state, local and non-U.S. environmental protection and health and safety laws and regulations. Environmental laws are complex, frequently amended and have generally become more stringent over time. Environmental agencies may require that we reimburse the government for costs incurred at these sites or otherwise pay for the cost of investigation and clean-up of these sites, including compensation for damage to natural resources. Also, certain environmental laws can impose liability on the current or former owners or operators of real property or facilities for the costs of investigation, removal or remediation of hazardous substances or materials at such properties, or at properties to which parties have disposed of hazardous substances. These laws can impose liability without regard to fault, and such liability may be joint or several with the previous owners or operators.
Human Capital
Our goal is to be an employer of choice and provide a fair, equitable, and conducive working environment free from discrimination and harassment. Indivior regards its employees as fundamental to its long-term success and provides a variety of training, development, and communication programs to ensure its business activities are always conducted in line with its guiding principles and stakeholder expectations.
At Indivior, we value our distinctive culture and believe it is a key source of sustainable competitive advantage. Our Culture Champions network is well established and has helped us to strengthen and build our culture. We also conduct an annual survey of employees to monitor engagement levels and act on feedback received through this process.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company employed 838 people worldwide, of which 827 were full-time employees. Of these, 593 were located in the U.S., and 245 were located outside the U.S.
Certain of our employees outside of the U.S. are represented by unions or works councils. We believe that we have a good relationship with our employees and with the unions and works councils that represent certain employees.
Other Information and Corporate Governance
The Company’s legal name is Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a Delaware corporation that was incorporated on October 28, 2025. The registered office address of Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is 8 The Green, Ste R, Dover, DE 19901. The Company’s headquarters is located at 10710 Midlothian Turnpike, Suite 125, North Chesterfield, VA 23235, and its telephone number is +1 (804) 379-1090. The Company’s website is https://www.indivior.com/. Information on the Company’s website does not constitute a part of and is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the ticker symbol “INDV.”
The Company is subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and under those requirements files reports with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov from which this Annual Report and those other reports or other information may be accessed. We also make our electronic filings with the SEC available at no cost on the Company’s website, www.indivior.com/en/investors, as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.