Regulatory PathRegulatory requirements compared

Active substances

Bupropion + Naltrexone

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
CONTRAVE90,8 mg,mgProlonged-release tablet · Oral use112 BlisterSAR 358.45NCE · PrescriptionAlgorithm SALValid

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
CONTRAVE90MG;8MGtablet, extended release · oralAZURITYPrescription10 Sep 2014

EMA European Union — centrally authorised medicines

Mysimba Orexigen Therapeutics Ireland Limited · Authorised · authorised 26 Mar 2015 · ATC A08AA

Therapeutic indication (EMA)

Mysimba is indicated, as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity, for the management of weight in adult patients (≥18 years) with an initial Body Mass Index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m2 (obese), or ≥ 27 kg/m2 to < 30 kg/m2 (overweight) in the presence of one or more weight-related co morbidities (e.g., type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia, or controlled hypertension) Treatment with Mysimba should be discontinued after 16 weeks if patients have not lost at least 5% of their initial body weight.

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
CONTRAVE024729458 MG; 90 MGTABLET (EXTENDED-RELEASE) · ORALBAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC.

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
NHS Drug TariffNaltrexone 8mg / Bupropion 90mg modified-release tablets£73.00112 tablet1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Components

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.