Recent news on Oxycodone

Former Nurse Sentenced to 63 Months in Jail for Tampering With ...  -  25 May 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Smith then substituted other pills that Smith had selected because the pills resembled the oxycodone and morphine sulfate he removed.

Former Patients of Doctor Stack Battle Pain Pill Addictions  -  25 May 2007
KSL-TV,Campbell says, "The next thing I knew, he hands me a handful of prescriptions for oxycontin, oxycodone." When he tried the oxycodone, Campbell knew it was

Sentencing hearings set for convicted felons  -  25 May 2007
Exeter News-Letter,Anthony D'Amelio, 63, of 20 Cove Road, East Kingston, sold Oxycodone to Ryan Scamman-Rawson, which killed the 18-year-old during the early-morning hours of

Coach Reid's sons attend pre-trial conferences  -  25 May 2007
Phoenixville News,...and three drug charges for the possession of cocaine, the painkiller Oxycodone and marijuana and a final charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Drugstore worker, youth arrested  -  May 24, 2007
NorthJersey.com,WEST MILFORD -- A pharmacy employee and a juvenile have been arrested on drug charges related to an alleged oxycodone distribution scheme, police said.

Oxycontin Abuse in Canada  -  May 22, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,Oxycontin (also known as Oxycodone) is a powerful narcotic drug used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. In Canada it is sold under various trade

Members Of Alleged Motorcycle Gang Arrested  -  May 23, 2007
KGTV, 10News.com,During the operation, undercover ATF agents purchased one stolen firearm, methamphetamine, marijuana and a variety of pills, including Vicodin, Oxycodone

Reid Brothers Expected In Court  -  May 24, 2007
CBS 3,A search of Reid’s home and the SUV he was allegedly driving led to the discovery of a handgun and drugs, including Oxycodone and marijuana.

Lehigh Township Township Woman Arrested In Theft Of Oxycodone  -  May 16, 2007
Allentown Morning Call,At 10:15 am, Beidleman entered Bechtel's Pharmacy, 4423 Lehigh Drive, and took two bottles of oxycodone, a narcotic.

Man arrested for Eau Claire robbery  -  May 23, 2007
Chippewa Herald,The suspect threatened the clerk with a knife and demanded oxycodone and methadone. He left the store with several bottles of both drugs in a white plastic

Vermillion Parish Drug Arrest  -  May 22, 2007
KLFY,Sheriff Mike Couvillion tells TV 10 the drug task force in that parish arrested two men on possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone.

Pharmacist charged in drug scam  -  May 22, 2007
The Tribune-Democrat,He allegedly diverted drugs valued at $30000, including hydrocodone, oxycodone, meth-adone and amphetamine salts. “Kriak indicated an addiction problem and

Ex-pharmacist caught in alleged drugs-for-sex sting gets six months  -  May 22, 2007
Cumberland Times-News,Tom Bolt, 54, of LaVale, the one-time owner of the Medicine Shoppe, pleaded guilty April 3 to illegally possessing the painkiller Oxycodone.

Suspects arrested in connection with burglary at Community Pharmacy  -  May 22, 2007
Tyrone Daily Herald,Upon arrival, officers found the back door of the business open and slightly damaged when pried open, along with a bottle of Oxycodone and a pocket knife

Pharmacist Gets 18 Months In Drugs-For-Sex Sting  -  May 22, 2007
CBS 42,...prescription painkiller Oxycodone. In return for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped charges of possessing narcotics with intent to deliver,

Watson 1st-qtr profit rises by oxycodone pain drug  -  May 1, 2007
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research said on Tuesday its first-quarter earnings rose on sharply higher sales of its generic medicines, especially its oxycodone

Trial opens in oxycodone case  -  Apr 30, 2007
Cincinnati Enquirer,Authorities allege she and her husband, Kenneth Gibson, 56, supplied the morphine and oxycodone that killed their grandson, David Van Cleve, Aug.

Bennington pair denies selling form of oxycodone  -  Apr 28, 2007
Bennington Banner,BENNINGTON — A Bennington man and woman were arraigned in Bennington District Court on Monday, charged with allegedly selling a form of oxycodone.

OxyContin Maker, Executives Plead Guilty  -  May 22, 2007
InjuryBoard.com,OxyContin, or oxycodone, is a time released painkiller designed to be swallowed whole and digested over 12 hours. If crushed and swallowed, snorted,

W. Md. Pharmacist Gets 18 Months In Drugs-For-Sex  -  May 22, 2007
WJZ,...prescription painkiller Oxycodone. In return for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped charges of possessing narcotics with intent to deliver,

Pharmacist Gets 18 Months In Drugs-For-Sex Case  -  May 22, 2007
WBAL,OAKLAND, Md. -- A western Maryland pharmacist who pleaded guilty to illegally possessing the prescription painkiller Oxycodone after he was caught in a

W. Md. pharmacist gets 18 months in drugs-for-sex case—  -  May 22, 2007
WMDT,Fifty-four-year-old Thomas Bolt of LaVale was sentenced yesterday for his April guilty plea to illegally possessing the prescription painkiller Oxycodone.

Geraldo Rivera on OxyContin’s “Corporate Bloodsuckersâ€?  -  May 15, 2007
STATS,Indeed, for a number of years after its release, it did not appear that OxyContin was being abused in the way that regular oxycodone was,

FDA Investigating Illegal Promotion of OxyContin  -  May 18, 2007
InjuryBoard.com,In addition, Purdue falsely labeled OxyContin as providing "fewer peaks and valleys than with immediate-release oxycodone," and falsely represented that

Maker of OxyContin Pleads Guilty to Felony Misbranding  -  May 11, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),Withdrawal syndrome was not reported as an adverse event during scheduled respites indicating that CR oxycodone at doses below 60 mg/d can be discontinued

'Operation Blue and White' Nets 14 Peckerwoods Members  -  May 23, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...agents purchased one stolen firearm, methamphetamine, marijuana and a variety of pills to include Vicodin, Oxycodone and Percocet.

OxyContin Maker and Execs Found Guilty of Deception  -  May 11, 2007
Sci-Tech TodayOxyContin, a trade name for oxycodone, is a time-release painkiller that can be highly addictive. Designed to be swallowed whole and digested over 12 hours,

Oxy Morons  -  May 14, 2007
Wall Street JournalWhen the Kentucky medical examiner's office recorded 27 oxycodone-related deaths in 2000; in all but two, other drugs, including cocaine, heroin and other

Drug charges dog Dennisport man  -  May 20, 2007
Cape Cod Times,...of recent charges of cocaine trafficking, cocaine distribution, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of Oxycodone and Methadone.

Exeter man arrested for stealing prescription drugs at Brooks ...  -  May 18, 2007
Exeter News-Letter,The arrest of Scamman comes about a week after the man charged with illegally supplying a lethal dose of Oxycodone to his teenage relative was convicted.

Trucker admits using drugs  -  May 18, 2007
Asbury Park Press,Questioned by his attorney, Kevin Young, Wojcinski admitted he had cocaine and the prescription painkiller oxycodone in his system when the accident

Pennsylvania Attorney General announces arrest of up to 17 alleged ...  -  May 5, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),...--Keith Brooks, 36, 6 West Lacock St., Sandy Lake, is charged with three counts delivery of oxycodone, two counts possession with the intent to deliver

Perils, pitfalls of drug addiction  -  May 10, 2007
Woodstock Sentinel Review,..."I can recall in senior public school being educated about the dangers of marijuana and alcohol, however Oxycodone was never mentioned," he said.

False Promotion of OxyContin Costs Purdue Frederick $600 Million  -  May 11, 2007
Medscape (subscription)May 11, 2007 — Purdue Frederick Company, Inc, has pled guilty to a felony count of misbranding oxycodone HCl extended-release tablets (OxyContin) with the

Doc nabbed in raid  -  May 15, 2007
Newsday,Their bodies were found to contain oxycodone, the generic name of the narcotic, but the actual cause of death has not been determined.

Couple charged with selling drugs at home  -  26 Apr 2007
EmeraldCoast.com,Roy C. Cato, 25, has been charged with possession of Alprazolam, Lorazepam, Methadone and Oxycodone, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office report

Hernando County, Florida  -  26 Apr 2007
MyFox Tampa Bay,The suspect went directly to the prescription counter, jumped over it and demanded Oxycodone from the pharmacist. Once the man received the drugs he jumped

Charges filed for crash that put local girl in coma  -  26 Apr 2007
Pottstown Mercury,LOWER POTTSGROVE -- A Pottstown man who was allegedly under the influence of oxycodone and marijuana when he was involved in a head-on crash with another

12 arrested in Indian River on drug charges  -  26 Apr 2007
Stuart News (subscription),Trafficking in oxycodone. Jailed under $125000 bond. -- Clemon Cobb, 52, 4300 block of 28th Court, Gifford. Possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm

4 men busted in drugs sting  -  26 Apr 2007
Nashua Telegraph (subscription),Oxycontin is a brand name for oxycodone, a narcotic drug used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. The drug is so highly regulated by the medical

Community Breifing  -  26 Apr 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),The man, who appeared "strung out," handed over a plastic bag for the drugs, and the pharmacist provided Percocet, OxyContin and oxycodone pills.

Police arrest student for drug possession  -  26 Apr 2007
UDaily,...maintaining a dwelling, drugs not in original container, possession of a Schedule II narcotic--oxycodone, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

UD junior charged with being a drug dealer  -  26 Apr 2007
The News Journal,...possession of Schedule II narcotics (Oxycodone), possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance within 300 feet of a park,

Wanna Beat a Drug Test? Switch From Pot to Oxycodone  -  Apr 24, 2007
Drug War Chronicle,We've always understood that more dangerous drugs leave the body faster, but oxycodone usually fails to show up even when it's still in your system.

Slinger woman accused of selling prescription drugs  -  Apr 24, 2007
Greater Milwaukee Today,Jakoblich was caught last Wednesday at her Slinger residence, when she allegedly sold 200 oxycodone pills to an undercover deputy for $800, according to a

Seattle woman pleads guilty  -  Apr 24, 2007
Seattle Post Intelligencer,According to the plea agreement, Tam forged prescriptions for such painkillers as oxycodone and hydrocodone while working as a program specialist in the

Prescription drugs addictive too  -  Apr 24, 2007
LaSalle News Tribune,Jim Rietgraf remembered being a rookie pharmacist in 1968 and filling orders for Percocet, a prescription painkiller containing 5 milligrams of oxycodone.

Lakowski trial delayed until July  -  Apr 24, 2007
Quincy Herald Whig,During a previous motion hearing, a videotaped confession was shown, and Laskowski admitted to mixing a lethal cocktail of Oxycodone and other drugs for his

Doctor Admits to Illegally Distributing Oxycodone, Hydrocodone  -  Apr 13, 2007
WSLS.com,US Attorney John Brownlee says Dr. James Stanley Ross pleaded guilty to giving out oxycontin, oxycodone, codeine, and hydrocodone a combined 23 times.

Generation Rx  -  Apr 23, 2007
Craig Daily Press,OxyContin and Oxycodone "are very, very, very addictive," Kiniston said. "They are forms of heroin that can be used as painkillers.

Police Investigate Oxycodone Theft From Pharmacy  -  Apr 12, 2007
WESH.com,The gunmen were able to get away with 14 bottles of Oxycodone, a pain killer. Oxycodone is also in demand by street drug users.

DAVA Released from Oxycodone Patent Liability and Continues as ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),DAVA looks forward to remaining IMPAX' partner and exclusive distributor of oxycodone throughout the term of our Supply and Distribution Agreement."

Oxycodone missing from drug lock-box  -  Apr 5, 2007
Times Herald-Record,There were 68 oxycodone tablets inside a lock box at one time, but when workers counted at 3 pm Wednesday, there were only eight of the 80 mg tablets,

DAVA Released from Oxycodone Patent Liability  -  Apr 3, 2007
ag-IP-news Agency,..."I am pleased that DAVA, its distributors and its customers can continue to make high quality, low cost Oxycodone available to prescribers and patients free

Vermont couple faces prison for smuggling Oxycodone from Canada  -  Mar 29, 2007
Canada.com,BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A couple who smuggled Oxycodone by hiding it in their body cavities face up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty.

Oxycodone Indictments  -  Mar 28, 2007
WSLS.com,A Virginia woman is facing charges for selling oxycodone in Tazewell county. US Attorney John Brownlee says Stephanie Osborne of Cedar Bluff,

Oxycodone Indictments  -  Mar 28, 2007
WCYB-TV,The 16 count indictment charges the two with conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, distribution of oxycodone and forfeiture.

Couple faces prison for smuggling Oxycodone  -  Mar 29, 2007
WCAX,BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A couple who smuggled Oxycodone by hiding it in their body cavities face up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty.

Deerfield Beach deputy charged with possession of cocaine, oxycodone  -  Mar 28, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,Patrol Deputy Robert Delaney Jr., 41, is suspended without pay after being charged with possession of cocaine and possession of oxycodone, said Elliot Cohen

West Virginia woman held on charges  -  Apr 22, 2007
Cumberland Times-News,...various other traffic offenses, possession of marijuana, possession of crack cocaine, possession of oxycodone, possession of drug paraphernalia.

50 people indicted on 226 counts  -  Apr 9, 2007
Richlands News-Press & Clinch Valley News,Conspiracy to sell or distribute oxycodone, a schedule II controlled substance (two counts); distribution of oxycodone, a schedule II controlled substance

Man admits raping woman  -  Apr 20, 2007
Hamilton Spectator,A Hamilton man with an addiction to oxycodone admits to pressing a knife to a woman's throat before choking her into unconsciousness and raping her.

Judge tosses lawsuit vs. jail  -  Apr 20, 2007
Cincinnati Post,12, 2004, from an overdose of Oxycodone. Covington police had arrested her several hours earlier because they believed she was high on drugs and a threat to

Lawsuit over jail death thrown out  -  Apr 20, 2007
Kentucky Post,12, 2004, from an overdose of Oxycodone. She was 43. Covington police had arrested her several hours earlier because they believed she was high on drugs and

Prescribing a problem: Part III (4/12)  -  Apr 24, 2007
DU The Duquesne Duke,The drug’s active ingredient, Oxycodone, is designed to release slowly over a 12-hour period if taken exactly as intended. But, of course, abusers don’t

Man with syringe robs pharmacy  -  Apr 19, 2007
Tampa Bay's 10,St. Petersburg, Florida — A man armed with a syringe he said was 'tainted" robbed a pharmacy of oxycodone Wednesday and escaped in a car, the Pinellas

Burlington woman faces multiple drug charges  -  Apr 21, 2007
Burlington Times News,Authorities searched her house Thursday and confiscated cocaine, marijuana, Oxycodone, Diazepam, Clonazepam, and Ecstasy. They also found a .22-caliber

Trooper’s Arrest Man With 20 Pounds Of Marijuana  -  Apr 20, 2007
KIROtv.com,Also located in the vehicle was a first aid-style bag with cash and an assortment of pharmaceutical drugs including, Oxycodone, morphine, and hydrocodone.

Police suspect same teens in second robbery  -  Apr 17, 2007
Prescott Daily Courier,Oxycodone and Viagra on Sunday, but that figure may increase after the pharmacy does its inventory. "Percocet and Oxycodone are very powerful painkillers,"

Purdue Pharma LP Announces Agreement to End OxyContin(R) Patent ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Purdue also will grant a license to permit IMPAX (through its marketing partner, DAVA Pharmaceuticals) to keep its extended- release oxycodone products on

Doctor charged in drug deaths  -  Mar 30, 2007
Honolulu Advertiser,Barry Odegaard had been indicted last year on 15 felony counts of Medicaid fraud and illegally prescribing the powerful pain medication Oxycodone.

Purdue Pharma LP Announces Agreement to End OxyContin(R) Patent ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Pharmaceuticals) to keep its extended- release oxycodone products on the market through June 14, 2007, with rights to resume distribution in the future of a

Mother of three charged with child neglect  -  Apr 11, 2007
WBBH,She said she had taken Oxycodone, which was prescribed for several injuries. Oxycodone is a strong pain reliever. DCF officials told her they had taken her

Island teen nabbed for impersonating a doctor to score ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
Staten Island Advance,And 17-year-old Michael Russo of the 100-block of Johnson Avenue in Tottenville was charged with drug possession after his step-dad found Oxycodone pills in

Women face drug charges  -  Apr 14, 2007
The Gloucester County Times,Police said they found approximately half an ounce of suspected crack cocaine, several Oxycodone and Percocet pills, and unspecified drug packaging material

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