Over the last two decades, the opioid analgesic
OxyContin has
The socialite visited her at the hotel Chateau Marmont with an unnamed friend who had a bag full of prescription drugs including
Oxycontin.
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the use of
OxyContin for children 11 to 16 years old with severe pain.
WASHINGTON -- The maker of
OxyContin says it has completed testing of an abuse-resistant version of the painkiller hydrocodone, a surprise development that could derail sales of the recently launched Zohydro, a similar medication that has been criticized for lacking such safeguards.
Like
OxyContin, Zohydro is a "pure narcotic"; but unlike
OxyContin, the Zohydro set to be released isn't tamper resistant, and can easily be crushed, then snorted or injected.
M2 PHARMA-December 4, 2013-Impax Laboratories settles
OxyContin patent litigation with Purdue Pharma
She is understandably concerned that youngsters are just a mouse click away from getting their hands on powerful prescription drug
OxyContin.
IN APRIL, THE FOOD AND DRUG Administration (FDA) determined that
OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride) extended-release tablets approved under New Drug Application (NDA) 20-533 (Original
OxyContin) were withdrawn from sale for safety reasons.
TO DISCOURAGE misuse and abuse of the prescription painkiller
OxyContin, federal officials recently approved a new formulation of the controlled-release drug.
In an 11th-hour action that derailed the possibility of generic formulations of controlled-release oxycodone (
OxyContin) from appearing on the U.S.
"We applaud FDA Commissioner Hamburg's announcement that the FDA will not approve any abbreviated new drug applications that rely upon the approval of original
OxyContin which did not have abuse-deterrent properties," the lawmakers said in a statement.
Now the battle against painkillers such as
OxyContin has become even that much harder.