Development of abuse-deterrent opioid products, including reformulation of existing products, has become a priority for drug manufacturers and public health advocates. Since our last article on this subject, several new abuse-deterrent opioid formulations have been approved by the FDA, including an oxycodone tablet formulation (Roxybond – Inspirion) that is the first immediate-release opioid product FDA-approved to include claims of abuse deterrence in its labeling. No opioid formulation prevents consumption of a large number of intact dosage units, the most common method of abuse. Abuse-deterrent formulations have one or more properties that make their intentional nontherapeutic use more difficult, less attractive, or less rewarding. ... more      

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