TARGINIQ ER is a combination product consisting of oxycodone, an opioid agonist, and naloxone, an opioid antagonist, indicated 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.
Limitations of Use
• Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse with opioids, even at recommended doses, and because of the greater risks of overdose and death with extended-release formulations, reserve TARGINIQ ER for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options (e.g., non-opioid analgesics or immediate-release opioids) are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain.
• TARGINIQ ER is not indicated as an as-needed (prn) analgesic.
• Total daily dose should not exceed 80 mg/40 mg (40 mg/20 mg q12h) because higher doses may be associated with symptoms of opioid withdrawal.