Table 1

Average costs per mg in sterling pounds and US dollars of 5 mcg/hour transdermal buprenorphine patches in primary care in England between 2015 and 2018

February 2015–July 2015August 2015–January 2016February 2016–July 2016August 2016–January 2017February 2017–July 2017August 2017–January 2018
Average cost/mg
BuTrans£0.788
$1.19
£0.788
$1.19
£0.788
$1.03
£0.788
$1.03
£0.788
$1.03
£0.976
$1.27
Butec£0.648
$0.84
£0.355
$0.46
£0.35
$0.45
£0.439
$0.575
Reletrans£0.394
$0.51
£0.394
$0.51
£0.440
$0.576
Panitaz£0.441
$0.57
£0.352
$0.46
£0.365
$0.478
Sevodyne£0.355
$0.46
£0.439
$0.575
Bupramyl£0.352
$0.46
£0.385
$0.504
Busiete£0.386
$0.505
Non-branded generic buprenorphine£0.76
$0.99
£0.76
$0.99
  • I– indicates the product was not yet marketed.