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Reductions in reported deaths following the introduction of extended-release oxycodone (OxyContin) with an abuse-deterrent formulation†

PURPOSE: Abuse of opioid analgesics for their psychoactive effects is associated with a large number of fatalities. The effect of making opioid tablets harder to crush/dissolve on opioid-related fatalities has not been assessed. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of introducing ext...

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Autores principales: Sessler, Nelson E, Downing, Jerod M, Kale, Hrishikesh, Chilcoat, Howard D, Baumgartner, Todd F, Coplan, Paul M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24916486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.3658