One Loss, One Tie: US FDA Panels Prove Difficult For Opioid Sponsors Intellipharmaceutics, Esteve

Advisory committee votes 24-2 against approval of Intellipharmaceutics’ Aximris XR due to concerns the extended-release oxycodone formulation may be more susceptible to intranasal abuse than existing products; Esteve fares better with its tramadol/celecoxib combination, securing a tie vote on approval for acute pain.

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A US FDA panel overwhelmingly rejected one opioid formulation but delivered a split verdict on another.

A US Food and Drug Administration panel’s review of two opioid-containing products on 15 January suggests sponsors face a high bar in bringing new formulations to market under the agency’s emerging benefit/risk framework for the category.

The anesthetic and analgesic drug products and drug safety and risk management advisory committees overwhelmingly recommended against approval of Intellipharmaceutics International Inc

Although Aximris XR has properties that can be expected to deter abuse by the intravenous route, this benefit was outweighed by evidence suggesting the formulation presents a greater

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