WAYNE, Pa., April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Egalet Corporation (Nasdaq: EGLT) ("Egalet"), a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative treatments for pain and other conditions, today announced that the submission of a prior approval supplement (PAS) for OXAYDO® (oxycodone HCl, USP) tablets C-II, seeking approval of 10 mg and 15 mg dosage strengths, has been  accepted for filing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  The submission is based on a pharmacokinetic study demonstrating bioequivalence (BE) of OXAYDO®  to its reference drug, Roxicodone® (oxycodone hydrochloride tablets USP) at the 15 mg dosage strength.

"With the growing need for medications that are designed to discourage abuse, Egalet is committed to providing healthcare professionals with medications in a range of clinically relevant dosage strengths to enable them to effectively manage their patients living with acute and chronic pain," said Jeffrey Dayno, chief medical officer at Egalet. "This PAS marks an important step in the continuedlife cycle management of OXAYDO."

OXAYDO is an immediate-release oral formulation of oxycodone HCl indicated for the management of acute and chronic moderate to severe pain where the use of an opioid analgesic is appropriate. OXAYDO, initially approved in December 2015 in 5 mg and 7.5 mg dosage strengths, is designed to discourage intranasal abuse. Through its novel, patent protected formulation, OXAYDO contains an inactive ingredient that may cause nasal burning if OXAYDO is manipulated and snorted. There is no evidence that OXAYDO has reduced abuse liability compared to immediate-release oxycodone.

The FDA should review the OXAYDO 10/15 mg PAS by the goal date of June 17, 2017.

About Egalet

Egalet, a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company, is focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative treatments for pain and other conditions. Egalet has three approved products: ARYMO™ ER (morphine sulfate) extended-release tablets for oral use only –CII, developed using Egalet's proprietary Guardian™ Technology, OXAYDO® (oxycodone HCI, USP) tablets for oral use only –CII and SPRIX® (ketorolac tromethamine) Nasal Spray. Using Guardian Technology Egalet is developing a pipeline of clinical-stage, product candidates including Egalet-002, an abuse-deterrent, extended-release, oral oxycodone formulation for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Guardian Technology can be applied broadly across different classes of pharmaceutical products and can be used to develop combination products that include multiple active pharmaceutical ingredients with similar or different release profiles. For full prescribing information on ARYMO ER, including the boxed warning and medication guide, please visit arymoer.com. For full prescribing information on SPRIX, including the boxed warning and medication guide, please visit sprix.com. For full prescribing information on OXAYDO, including the boxed warning and medication guide, please visit oxaydo.com. For additional information on Egalet, please visit egalet.com.

Important Safety Information for OXAYDO® (oxycodone HCI, USP) tablets for oral use only –CII

OXAYDO is:

• A strong prescription pain medicine that contains an opioid (narcotic) that is used to manage short term (acute) and long term (chronic) pain severe enough to require an opioid pain medicine, when other pain treatments such as non-opioid pain medicines do not treat your pain well enough or you cannot tolerate them.
• An opioid pain medicine that can put you at risk for overdose and death. Even if you take your dose correctly as prescribed you are at risk for opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse that can lead to death.

Important information about OXAYDO:

• Get emergency help right away if you take too much OXAYDO (overdose). When you first start taking OXAYDO, when your dose is changed, or if you take too much (overdose), serious or life-threatening breathing problems that can lead to death may occur.
• Taking OXAYDO with other opioid medicines, benzodiazepines, alcohol, or other central nervous system depressants (including street drugs) can cause severe drowsiness, decreased awareness, breathing problems, coma, and death.
• Never give anyone else your OXAYDO. They could die from taking it. Store OXAYDO away from children and in a safe place to prevent stealing or abuse. Selling or giving away OXAYDO is against the law.

Do not take OXAYDO if you have:

• severe asthma, trouble breathing, or other lung problems.
• a bowel blockage or have narrowing of the stomach or intestines.

Before taking OXAYDO, tell your healthcare provider if you have a history of:

• head injury, seizures
• liver, kidney, thyroid problems
• problems urinating
• pancreas or gallbladder problems
• abuse of street or prescription drugs, alcohol addiction, or mental health problems.

Tell your healthcare provider if you are:

• pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Prolonged use of OXAYDO during pregnancy can cause withdrawal symptoms in your newborn baby that could be life-threatening if not recognized and treated.
• breastfeeding. Not recommended during treatment with OXAYDO. It may harm your baby.
• taking prescription or over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements. Taking OXAYDO with certain other medicines can cause serious side effects that could lead to death.

When taking OXAYDO:

• Do not change your dose. Take OXAYDO exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. Use the lowest dose possible for the shortest time needed.
• Take your prescribed dose exactly as instructed by your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider may adjust the dose until it is right for you. Do not take more than your prescribed dose. If you miss a dose, take your next dose at your usual time.
• Call your healthcare provider if the dose you are taking does not control your pain.
• If you have been taking OXAYDO regularly, do not stop taking OXAYDO without talking to your healthcare provider.
• After you stop taking OXAYDO, destroy the unused tablets by flushing them down the toilet.

While taking OXAYDO DO NOT:

• Drive or operate heavy machinery, until you know how OXAYDO affects you. OXAYDO can make you sleepy, dizzy, or lightheaded.
• Drink alcohol or use prescription or over-the-counter medicines that contain alcohol. Using products containing alcohol during treatment with OXAYDO may cause you to overdose and die.

The possible side effects of OXAYDO:

• constipation, nausea, sleepiness, vomiting, tiredness, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain. Call your healthcare provider if you have any of these symptoms and they are severe.

Get emergency medical help if you have:

• trouble breathing, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, chest pain, swelling of your face, tongue, or throat, extreme drowsiness, light-headedness when changing positions, feeling faint, agitation, high body temperature, trouble walking, stiff muscles, or mental changes such as confusion.

These are not all the possible side effects of OXAYDO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

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