An Evaluation of the Effect of the OxyContin Reformulation on Unintentional Fatal and Nonfatal Overdose

This study did not detect an overall effect of the OxyContin reformulation on OD in insured patients under regular medical care. There is a suggestion of a modestly reduced OxyContin-associated OD risk following the reformulation but only in commercially insured individuals receiving single-opioid regimens.
Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research