Pain Therapeutics Appeals Remoxy CRL In Likely Last Ditch Effort To Save Abuse-Deterrent Opioid

Meeting with US FDA in January will aim to reverse fourth rejection in 10 years; firm still criticizing agency even as it works to reconcile their positions.

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In what will likely be a futile, last ditch effort to save its abuse-deterrent opioid Remoxy (oxycodone extended-release), Pain Therapeutics Inc. (PTI) is appealing its most recent complete response letter (CRL) for the embattled pain therapy.

PTI will meet with the US FDA Jan. 31, 2019 to discuss the issue, the company announced in a Nov....

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