AUSTIN, Texas, April 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTIE) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the New Drug Application (NDA) resubmission for REMOXY®, an abuse-deterrent formulation of extended-release oxycodone (CII) capsules, is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review. September 25, 2016 is the target action date under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA).