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Pain Therapeutics/King's Remoxy "less prone to abuse" than Oxycontin
Monday 17 November 2008
Sue Sutter - Washington Editor
Pain Therapeutics/King Pharmaceuticals' novel oxycodone controlled-release formulation, Remoxy XRT, appears to be less susceptible to abuse and misuse than Purdue Pharma's Oxycontin, a majority of FDA advisory panel members said on November 13th.
11 of 19 members of the anaesthetic and life support drugs and drug safety/risk management advisory panels said the data appeared to support a lower abuse potential. No formal vote was taken, and the committee was not asked whether the drug should be approved...
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