Pharmacokinetic Profile and Sustained 24-hour Analgesia of a Once-daily Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-release Tablet with Abuse-deterrent Properties.

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Kapil RP, Cipriano A, Wen W, Yu Lynch S, He E, Colucci SV, Harris SC

Pharmacokinetic Profile and Sustained 24-hour Analgesia of a Once-daily Hydrocodone Bitartrate Extended-release Tablet with Abuse-deterrent Properties.

Clin Ther. 2016 Feb;38(2):302-14. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.12.003. Epub 2015 Dec 31.

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and 24-hour analgesic effectiveness of once-daily, single-entity, extended-release hydrocodone (HYD) with abuse-deterrent properties. METHODS: Four studies were included. Three open-label PK studies had the following designs: single-dose, 5-treatment, 4-period, crossover, dose-proportionality study; HYD 120 mg for 5 days (steady-state study 1); 2-treatment, 2-period, multiple-dose crossover study assessing the relative bioavailability of HYD 30 mg and hydrocodone 7.5 mg/ibuprofen 200 mg administered every 6 hours (steady-state study 2). A long-term, open-label study assessed the safety and effectiveness of HYD 20 to 120 mg in patients during a 52-week maintenance period. FINDINGS: Thirty-one, 25, and 22 healthy subjects completed the dose-proportionality study, steady-state study 1, and steady-state study 2, respectively, while 410 patients with moderate to severe chronic nonmalignant and non-neuropathic pain completed the long-term effectiveness study. Mean systemic exposure and peak plasma concentration were dose proportional after administration of single doses of HYD 20 to 120 mg. Pharmacokinetic profiles were comparable at day 1 and day 5 after administration of HYD 120 mg once daily. Once-daily HYD 30 mg was associated with lower-fluctuating plasma hydrocodone concentrations compared with immediate-release hydrocodone 7.5 mg/ibuprofen 200 mg administered every 6 hours. In the long-term study, pain control was consistent over the 24-hour dosing interval. IMPLICATIONS: Once-daily HYD exhibits linear, dose-proportional PK properties and is associated with a lower variability in plasma hydrocodone concentrations when compared with an immediate-release hydrocodone combination product. Notably, analgesia provided by HYD is sustained during the 24-hour dosing interval. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01400139 (Study 4).

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