i dont know if the FDA is federally mandating the switch, but i think it's a slow process and alot of doctors are promoting it for more controlled dosing, abuse etc..my doc has me give him the empty wrappers back, if im short a wrapper he shorts me a wrapper. some docs havent done it yet, but alot of ppl already are on it in my area.i like the film strips they r small, dissolve fast, but a pain to cut the packet openhi every morning cutting the film to take ur dose, saving the empty wrappers and box..but i think they hit me fast as intranasally, but seems to not last long as the tablets, probably a placebo im going thru as im used to the tablets, i personally dont mind them i only care about being withdrawl free, i no longer use opiates, butim hooked on suboxone as its an opioid itself, substituting narcotic for narcotic, but a true addict doesnt get high from it, plus it blocks the effects of opiates. honestly i think it permanently changes ur brain chemistry even if u stop subs for a few weeks, i still seem to need the same AMT of OXY and heroin I used to DOSE with, and the high seems so much shorter, im happy i lost my touch for opiates,thanks to suboxone, but if i need it the rest of my life, so be it, i dont know when ill ever get off of it, dont plan to, if it keeps me opiate free and not think bout it even tho its a narcotic itself, im happy but a habit is a habit...film strips r fine to me, may miss sniffinf the tablets but not a big deal. since this new drug just came out, nediciaid doesnt cover the copayment as its not in the formulary yet? pharmasicist said he would call my doc to have me get coverage of tablets, but ididnt bother as its his cell phone and i have 2ndary insurance, ending up spending $30 on it..$30 of an opiate drug lasts me a month, verse paying $100+ a day for oxy or heroin to feel not in withdrawl...great deal, gratitude. my two cents