OxyContin Abuse Deterrent Formulation Voted Beneficial By FDA Panel, But Questions Remain

Label change is one option after US advisory committee review of Purdue’s postmarketing studies concludes reformulated OxyContin ‘meaningfully reduced abuse’ by non-oral routes, but finds there is not evidence to show such reduction via all routes or that ADF reduced risk of opioid overdose. 

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A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel concluded that Purdue Pharma L.P.’s abuse deterrent formulation of OxyContin “meaningfully reduced” its abuse by non-oral routes. But members found that the reformulation did not reduce opioid overdose and questioned the overall impact of the reformulation on the opioid crisis.

It is unclear what impact their conclusions will have on OxyContin. FDA said it will consider what its next steps...

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