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An OxyContin That Addicts Can’t Abuse?

The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
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Interesting concept...a no crush pill?  BD

Purdue Pharma, which makes the controversial painkiller, is racing to introduce a tamper-resistant version ahead of three other drugmakers that are developing their own versions with rival technologies designed to prevent abuse, Bloomberg News writes.

Next week, an FDA panel will meet to review Purdue’s new OxyContin formula, which is supposed to prevent someone from crushing the pill or dissolving it in alcohol to release several hours of narcotics at once

Pharmalot » An OxyContin That Addicts Can’t Abuse?

Read the complete post at http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/04/oxycontin-that-addicts-cant-abuse.html


Posted Apr 28 2008, 11:20 AM by The Medical Quack
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