FDA Rebukes Egalet's Reliance On OxyContin Postmarketing Data
Executive Summary
Arymo ER sponsor's consultants said Purdue's postmarketing data on its reformulated oxycodone establish a link between abuse-deterrent properties and reduced real-world abuse, but FDA says it disagreed with the conclusion in the context of an OxyContin labeling supplement.
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