Study Objective

To evaluate safety and efficacy of Acurox in relieving moderate to severe pain.

Design Summary

A total of 405 patients were randomized to one of three treatment arms of approximately 135 patients per arm. One treatment arm received a dose of two Acurox Tablets 5/30 mg, a second treatment arm received a dose of two Acurox Tablets 7.5/30 mg, and the third treatment arm received a dose of two placebo tablets. Study drugs were administered every 6 hours for 48 hours following bunionectomy surgery. The primary endpoint was the sum of the difference in pain intensity, measured on a 100mm visual analog scale (VAS), compared to baseline over a 48 hour period (“SPID48”). Prior to initiating Study 105, the study design, endpoints and statistical analysis plan were submitted to and agreed by the FDA under a Special Protocol Assessment and the study was conducted accordingly.

Results Summary

Study 105 results demonstrated that, compared to placebo, Acurox Tablets 5/30 mg and 7.5/30 mg both met the primary pain relief endpoint with p=.0001 and p<.0001, respectively. Acurox Tablets were generally well tolerated with the most prevalent reported adverse events in patients receiving Acurox Tablets being nausea, vomiting, dizziness, pruritus and flushing; side effects known to be consistent with opioid and niacin therapies. Most adverse events were mild or moderate and there were no serious adverse events. Six patients (2.2%) receiving Acurox Tablets withdrew from the study due to treatment–emergent adverse events compared with no withdrawals due to treatment-emergent adverse events for the placebo group.