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. 2016 Dec;359(3):471–481. doi: 10.1124/jpet.116.236547

TABLE 2 .

Drug Liking VAS Emax and Emin following oral or intranasal drug administration (PD analysis sets)

Oral Administration
Parameter Statistic PBO 
(n = 37) OXY IR 30 mg 
(n = 37) OXY IR 60 mg 
(n = 37) ELX 100 mg 
(n = 35) ELX 300 mg 
(n = 36) ELX 1000 mg 
(n = 35)
Drug Liking VAS Emax Mean (S.D.) 54.3 (9.5) 85.8 (14.3) 90.9 (11.5) 56.8 (13.7) 58.7 (13.4) 60.0 (14.8)
Median 51.0 88.0 100.0 51.0 51.5 51.0
Median difference (IQR)
versus PBO 34.5 (23.5, 45.5) *** 41.0 (25.0, 49.0) *** 0.0 (–1.0, 1.0) 0.0 (0.0, 9.0) * 0.0 (0.0, 12.0) *
versus OXY IR 30 mg −35.0 (–45.0, –24.0) *** −31.0 (–43.0, –17.0) ** −33.0 (–45.0, ­–16.0) **
versus OXY IR 60 mg −37.0 (–49.0, –26.0) *** −33.0 (­–49.0, –20.0) *** −35.0 (–49.0, ­–21.0) ***
Drug Liking VAS Emin Mean (S.D.) 46.5 (11.8) 48.6 (5.8) 42.5 (15.0) 45.0 (14.2) 44.9 (11.1) 38.3 (19.6)
Median 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0
Median difference (IQR)
versus PBO 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.0 (–1.0, 0.0) 0.0 (–1.0, 0.0) 0.0 (­–2.0, 0.0) 0.0 (­–14.0, 0.0) **
versus OXY IR 30 mg 0.0 (–1.0, 0.0) * 0.0 (­–2.0, 0.0) * 0.0 (­–16.0, 0.0) **
versus OXY IR 60 mg 0.0 (–1.0, 0.0) 0.0 (­–1.0, 0.0) 0.0 (­–16.0, 0.0)
Intranasal Administration
Parameter Statistic PBO lactose 
(n = 32) PBO ELX 
(n = 34) OXY IR 15 mg 
(n = 32) OXY IR 30 mg 
(n = 32) ELX 100 mg 
(n = 32) ELX 200 mg 
(n = 32)
Drug Liking VAS Emax Mean (S.D.) 49.1 (9.0) 52.2 (9.1) 79.5 (22.0) 88.7 (14.6) 53.2 (21.7) 54.9 (21.0)
Median 51.0 51.0 81.0 95.0 51.0 51.0
Median difference (IQR)
versus PBO lactose 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 36.0 (16.5, 49.0) *** 47.0 (28.0, 49.0) *** 0.0 (–1.0, 2.0) 0.0 (–1.0, 20.0)
versus PBO ELX 0.0 (–1.0, 1.0) 0.0 (0.0, 12.0)
versus OXY IR 15 mg −28.0 (–48.0, -12.0) *** −26.0 (–48.0, -9.0) ***
versus OXY IR 30 mg −45.0 (–49.0, -26.0) *** −42.0 (–49.0, -11.0) ***
Drug Liking VAS Emin Mean (S.D.) 45.3 (14.3) 38.1 (19.2) 48.1 (16.3) 45.6 (16.9) 16.4 (21.7) 12.4 (20.1)
Median 50.0 49.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0
LS mean difference (S.E.)
versus PBO lactose −6.7 (4.1) 2.7 (4.2) 0.1 (4.2) −28.4 (4.2) *** −33.0 (4.20) ***
versus PBO ELX −21.7 (4.1) *** −26.3 (4.1) ***
versus OXY IR 15 mg −31.1 (4.2) *** −35.7 (4.2) ***
versus OXY IR 30 mg −28.5 (4.2) *** −33.1 (4.2) ***

ELX, eluxadoline; IQR, interquartile range; OXY IR, oxycodone immediate release; PBO, placebo.

*

P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.0001.