UPDATE:
i just got back from the study for the new pill. heres what i know so far...
the pills are still being made by reckitt. the shitty thing is the new pills are exactly like the old ones. they look the same, orange hexagon with N8 and a cross on the other side. the taste is a little bit sweeter. and as for the speed they dissolve it seemed faster but not by much. all in all i was pretty dissapointed. i was hoping for some small pill that would dissolve super fast but it wasnt like that. also the pills seemed less dense and more sticky when you first put them under the tongue.
the research guy told me in europe they are trying to come out with a buccal tablet and a rapid disolve strip, like one of the listerene things. but those formulations dont contain nalaxone. he said since suboxone is rxed more than subutex here in the states, they wernt doing the trials for the buccal tablet and strip.
You may have gotten the 'contol group'. Usually each study has a control group so they can compare the new to the old. I wonder if everyone gets the same thing? Can you see what others are taking/or discus with them?
It would make more economic sense that they would use those strips that melt fast so it would be harder to divert if administration is supervised.