Purdue Pharma presents efficacy, abuse deterrent potential of pain medication Hysingla ER

LAS VEGAS — At the PainWeek national conference on Thursday, Purdue Pharma shared results from several studies and post-hoc analyses evaluating its investigational pain medication, once-daily hydrocodone bitartrate, which is expected to be marketed under the trade name, Hysingla ER.

 

The investigational analgesic is a single-entity product that does not include acetaminophen. The tablets are formulated with abuse-deterrent properties designed to make the product more difficult to manipulate for the purpose of misuse or abuse by various routes of administration (e.g., chewing, snorting and intravenous injection).

 

The studies found that Hysingla ER was an effective pain reliever for patients with chronic pain and that the drug has a lower abuse profile as compared to other abuse-prone analgesics. 

 

“These studies continue to support the fact that, if approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Hysingla ER could be an important alternative for healthcare professionals treating patients in chronic pain with a hydrocodone product formulated with physicochemical properties intended to deter abuse,” stated Todd Baumgartner, VP research and development and chief medical officer at Purdue Pharma.