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Altoona, PA (AP Newswire) November 16, 2005. For
immediate release.
Compassionate Medical
Technologies (NASDAQ: NITRO) announced today that it has obtained FDA
approval for its new patented medication anti-tampering technology. The
product, Bloemof-ER™, is an extended-release matrix that slowly
releases medication over a 48-hour period.
Previous products have used time-release matrices but drug abusers quickly
learned to defeat the time-release function and obtain immediate release. The
most notorious of these drugs, OxyContin, has been dubbed "Hillbilly
Heroin" for its extremely addictive nature. OxyContin can be crushed and
snorted or injected to release 12 hours' worth of medication immediately,
producing an intense "high". According to Michael Gordon of the National
Association for the Fluoridation of Bourbon the manufacturer of OxyContin,
Purdue Frederick, has been trying to devise a tamper-proof product for
several years without success. Gordon notes that a similar product,
Palladone, was withdrawn from the market earlier this year after it was shown
that a 5 year old child could dissolve the matrix with just a teaspoon of
warm milk. “You really have to wonder what color the sky is on their world,”
says Gordon, “These guys are clueless.”
"We felt that since we were packing 2 entire days worth of medicine in
these puppies that we'd better make sure people would think twice about
trying to adulterate them," said CMT CEO Arthur Jackson. Jackson
then went on to explain that adulteration has nothing to do with sex but is
actually a term referring to changing the nature of the pill to defeat its
intended use. Jackson continued, "We decided there should be
consequences for deviant actions, and that those consequences, like the
consequences of all criminal behavior, should be swift and sure."
"We decided to make it explode if it was crushed," concluded
Jackson.
"Our studies have shown that the resulting explosion would completely
remove (if chewed) at least three molars and 4.3 grams of the mandible.
However, this would not be a deterrent in certain states such as West
Virginia, where a complete set of teeth is not only rare, but considered abnormal.
It is also capable of removing 1.8 fingers, on average. We think that is a
pretty good
deterrent. You may not have teeth, but you probably still want to pick your
nose."
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Early studies in Federal prisoners showed high
efficacy in deterring adulteration attempts. Although the formulation does
not stop the first attempt, further attempts by the perpetrator and
associates are strongly deterred.
The FDA has required
a "black box" warning for the product indicating that smoking is
not permitted within 6 feet of the medication. Pharmacies stocking the drug
would be required to have appropriate federal permits from ATF for the
handling and sale of explosives. Dr. Jackson was somewhat reluctant to
discuss some of the company's early clinical trials involving depleted
uranium. A slight miscalculation in dosage resulted in an immediate
relocation of the company building from Texas to Pennsylvania and a stern
warning from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Several of the test subjects
are now working part-time as harbor beacons in Maine.
(Left) Schematic diagram of matrix. (Right)
raw matrix material.
Civil rights
activists have protested the release of the drug, claiming that it denies due
process. Replies Jackson,"If you use the drug the way it was intended
you have nothing to fear. It only explodes if you try to destroy its matrix.
Well, most of the time anyway. Don't sit down too fast."
"It's about time we put some teeth into
deterrence," said NAFB’s Gordon, "even if it's someone else's
teeth."
Compassionate Medical Technologies
101 N. Broad St
Altoona, PA 17745
1-800-EXPLODE
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