Pain Therapeutics CEO Barbier says comparing Remoxy to Endo's withdrawn Opana ER 'borders on slanderous' and asserts that after three complete response letters, FDA is once again moving goalposts for approval.
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The postmarketing safety problems seen with Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s withdrawn long-acting opioid Opana ER have led to a new level of US FDA preapproval scrutiny of opioid formulations purported to be abuse deterrent.
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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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