21 Aug 2008 - Pain Therapeutics, Inc. and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented the final data set of a previously announced pivotal Phase III study of REMOXY®, an investigational drug to treat chronic pain. The final data confirm REMOXY provides effective around-the-clock analgesia within a patented formulation designed to resist common methods of misuse and abuse. The Companies believe this Phase III clinical study is the first to show analgesic efficacy of any twice-daily oxycodone formulation over 12 weeks in a large, well-controlled clinical study. REMOXY is currently undergoing a priority review by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Companies also presented results of a previously unpublished alcohol interaction study. In this study, human volunteers consumed REMOXY 40 mg with up to eight ounces of 80°...
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