FDA Panel Rejects Intellipharmaceutics' Opioid For Missing Data, Blue Dye Safety Concern
Executive Summary
Panel members question why company pursued filing for its oxycodone ER given lack of data; agrees with FDA that blue Gatorade consumption does not show safety of dye excipient used to deter abuse.
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