Don't Use a Mg-to-Mg Conversion When Converting from Xtampza ER to Oxycontin

July 2016

Xtampza ER (ex-TAMP-zah, oxycodone) will join the growing list of "abuse-deterrent," long-acting opioids for chronic pain.

More opioids are being made with abuse-deterrent properties...formulated to reduce the chance of abuse if they're crushed then snorted or injected.

But these forms haven't been proven to help reduce opioid abuse.

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