Remoxy's Woes Stoke Criticism Of FDA's Review Of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids

FDA's complete response letter includes extensive list of new studies needed to support abuse-deterrence claims not featured in two prior CRLs, Pain Therapeutics says, wondering why the agency is only now raising issues that could have been discussed previously.

Pain Therapeutics Inc.'s Remoxy (oxycodone controlled-release) is no stranger to FDA complete response letters (CRLs), but the company was perplexed by the new direction taken by the agency in the third CRL issued for the abuse-deterrent opioid.

The latest letter, announced Sept. 26, details new studies and data needed to support specific abuse deterrence claims for Remoxy....

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