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When was oxycontin approved?

See the DrugPatentWatch profile for oxycontin

When did the FDA approve OxyContin?

OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 1995.[1]

What was the timeline around that approval?

After that approval, OxyContin began marketing as a long-acting, prescription opioid intended for the management of pain severe enough to require around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment.[1]

Sources

  1. DrugPatentWatch.com – OxyContin (oxycodone) patent information


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AI-Drug Label Prescribing Information Alignment Report

70
70%
Grade C

Partial

Partially Aligned

Patient Risk: Info

Summary

One historical/marketing claim is outside the provided label content and cannot be verified from the supplied prescribing information excerpts; the second claim partially matches the label’s pain-indication framing but is not an on-label formulation of the indication and does not fully align with the label’s limitations/wording.


Category Scores

Indication
72
Good

Accurate Statements

OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets) is oxycodone hydrochloride in an extended-release/controlled-release formulation.
Supported by the provided label identification context: OXYCONTIN is oxycodone hydrochloride extended-release tablets (Sections 1, 3).

Unsupported Statements

OxyContin was approved by the FDA in December 1995.
The provided FDA-approved prescribing information excerpts do not include any approval date history; this cannot be verified against the supplied label text.
After FDA approval, OxyContin began marketing as a long-acting, prescription opioid intended for the management of pain severe enough to require around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment.
The label excerpt supports management of severe and persistent pain requiring an opioid analgesic and includes limitations of use, but the specific marketing/history and the phrase 'around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment' are not explicitly stated in the provided label text. Additionally, the label emphasizes reserving opioids for patients where alternatives are ineffective/not tolerated/otherwise inadequate and is not phrased as a blanket 'long-term around-the-clock' intent.

Contradictions


Important Omissions

For the indication framing, omission of the label’s explicit limitations of use (reserve for patients for whom alternative options are ineffective, not tolerated, or otherwise inadequate) and the explicit statement that OXYCONTIN is not indicated as an as-needed (prn) analgesic.
Importance: Moderate

Safety Assessment

Potential Patient Risk: Info
No dosing, contraindication, or safety instructions were provided by the AI claims. The indication framing omission (limitations of use and non-prn status) could contribute to inaccurate use context but does not directly state unsafe dosing or contraindicated administration.

Regulatory Assessment

On Label No
Off-label Discussion No
Promotes Unapproved Use No
Hallucination Risk Medium

Recommendation

Partially Aligned

Primary Issue
Historical/marketing content (approval month/year and post-approval marketing description) is not supported by the provided prescribing information excerpts; indication wording does not fully match the label’s limitations of use and non-prn guidance.

Suggested Improvement
Remove the approval date/marketing-history claim unless supported by label text; restate the indication using the label’s wording and include the limitations of use (reserve for patients where alternatives are ineffective/not tolerated/otherwise inadequate) and note OXYCONTIN is not indicated as needed (prn).

Drug Brand Mention Assessment

Branding Score
53
Visibility
46
Mentioned
Ranking
#1
Sentiment
50
Recommendation Status
mentioned only
Brand Perception
Best Known For

long-acting, prescription opioid intended for the management of pain severe enough to require around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment.


Core Claims
  • OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 1995.
Differentiators
  • It began marketing as a long-acting, prescription opioid intended for the management of pain severe enough to require around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment.

Pricing Perception: Not Mentioned