Opana ER: Effort To Expand US Label Might Lead To Withdrawal Due To Abuse Problems
Executive Summary
FDA advisory committees will weigh concerns that Endo’s reformulated version of oxymorphone extended-release, which does not contain abuse-deterrent labeling, has shifted preferred non-oral route of abuse from intranasal to intravenous, which carries additional safety risks.
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