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oxycodone (OxyNorm Dispersa®)

 

Following non-submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Not endorsed (Statement of Advice)

In the absence of a submission from the holder of the marketing authorisation, oxycodone orodispersible tablets (OxyNorm Dispersa®) cannot be endorsed for use within NHS Wales for the treatment of moderate to severe pain in patients with cancer and postoperative pain and treatment of severe pain requiring the use of a strong opioid.

 Statement of Advice (SOA): oxycodone (OxyNormDispersa) 1981 (PDF, 186Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name oxycodone (OxyNorm Dispersa®)
Formulation 5 mg orodispersible tablet, 10 mg orodispersible tablet, 20 mg orodispersible tablet
Reference number 1981
Indication

For the treatment of moderate to severe pain in patients with cancer and postoperative pain and treatment of severe pain requiring the use of a strong opioid.

Company Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd
BNF chapter Central nervous system
Submission type Non-submission
Status Not endorsed (Statement of Advice)
Ratification by Welsh Government 22/05/2013
Date of issue 22/05/2013
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