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. 2017 Jul 8;19(8):1613–1627. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx151

Table 4.

Oral MOA profiles of the CRT products relative to their non-CRT comparators among oral abusers of the product category

MOA Product Category Weighted Abuse Prevalence* 95% CI Relative Risk 95% CI P
Swallowing whole CRT 48.96 47.80–50.12 Reference
Non-CRT 49.70 49.08–50.32 1.01 0.99–1.04 0.2734
Chewing CRT 22.65 21.70–23.64 Reference
Non-CRT 16.79 16.32–17.27 0.74 0.70–0.78 <0.0001
Dissolving in the mouth CRT 7.66 7.09–8.28 Reference
Non-CRT 6.00 5.68–6.33 0.78 0.71–0.86 <0.0001
Dissolving in liquid CRT 2.58 2.26–2.94 Reference
Non-CRT 2.96 2.74–3.20 1.01 0.99–1.34 0.8705

CI = confidence interval; CRT = crush-resistant tablet formulations; MOA = mode of administration.

*

The denominator is the number of abusers of the product by oral route only; the prevalence estimate is the cases per 100 oral abusers of the product category.