Generic Crushable OxyContin Blocked by FDA; Inexpensive, Widespread Availability of Abused Drug Averted

FDA Blocks Generic Version Of Crushable OxyContin by Laura Ungar, The Courier-Journal/USA TODAY.  April 16, 2013.

The patent on the crushable OxyContin was set to expire on Tuesday.  Without a ruling by the FDA, generic drug makers could have produced cheaper versions of the much-abused drugs.