Abuse-deterrent formulations and the prescription opioid abuse epidemic in the United States: lessons learned from oxycontin -

Importance  In an effort to reduce wide-scale abuse of the proprietary oxycodone hydrochloride formulation OxyContin, an abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) was introduced in 2010. Although the reformulation produced an immediate drop in abuse rates, a def...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news