Agency reviewers see lower potential for intranasal abuse with Pain Therapeutics' extended-release opioid compared to immediate-release oxycodone, but an increased abuse potential when Remoxy is chewed compared to swallowing the drug intact.
The US FDA will ask its external experts whether the decreased likelihood of intranasal abuse with Pain Therapeutics Inc.’s long-acting opioid Remoxy ER (oxycodone extended-release) is outweighed by public health concerns about the drug’s potential for oral abuse.
The agency’s Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee, along with the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, meets...
A real-world evidence study also does not meet the regulatory standard for an adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation, the agency said. The FDA should allow the accelerated approval drug to remain available like other treatments that failed their confirmatory trials, Intercept said.
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Proposal to have panelists rate the strength of efficacy and safety evidence on a numeric scale also draws support in written comments on ways to optimize the advisory committee process.
A real-world evidence study also does not meet the regulatory standard for an adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation, the agency said. The FDA should allow the accelerated approval drug to remain available like other treatments that failed their confirmatory trials, Intercept said.
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