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Authors’ Response to Letter to the Editor

Comparing tapentadol to oxycodone/naloxone combination: imagining castles in the air … while building sandcastles! Re: Coluzzi F, Ruggeri M. Clinical and economic evaluation of tapentadol extended release and oxycodone/naloxone extended release in comparison with controlled release oxycodone in musculoskeletal pain. Curr Med Res Opin 2014;30:1139-51

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