Orexo Enters an Exclusive Reimbursement Agreement with UnitedHealth Group and OptumRx for ZUBSOLV®
Uppsala, Sweden – March 12, 2014 – Orexo AB, the manufacturer of ZUBSOLV® (buprenorphine and naloxone) sublingual tablets (CIII), announced a multi-year agreement with UnitedHealth Group® and OptumRx® providing preferred coverage and reimbursement of ZUBSOLV®. Under the agreement, ZUBSOLV will be given preferred, Tier 2 brand status on UnitedHealth Group commercial employer and individual formularies managed by OptumRx for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence through June 30, 2014. Beginning on July 1, 2014 ZUBSOLV will become the only buprenorphine/naloxone combination product