Recent news on Oxycontin

PRO-CON: Should use of Oxycontin be restricted? PRO-CON: SHOULD ...  -  25 May 2007
Kansas City Star,OxyContin was never the miracle drug touted by its maker that could relieve long-term pain with less risk, said John Brownlee, US attorney for the Western

PRO-CON: Should use of Oxycontin be restricted? NO  -  25 May 2007
Kansas City Star,OxyContin is among the best medications available for controlling pain. Americans might not think about the importance of powerful drugs like these until a

Departments combine to apprehend alleged dealers  -  25 May 2007
Scituate Mariner,When police arrested three alleged Oxycontin distributors on the South Shore in March, it came after a collaborative investigation between officers and

Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories  -  25 May 2007
Drug War Chronicle,State troopers running Oxycontin rings, problem ex-cops running Oxycontin rings, and another conviction in the infamous Dallas "pool chalk" scandal.

O¹side doc charged with drug trafficking  -  25 May 2007
Oceanside/Island Park Herald,Morgan allegedly sold prescriptions for OxyContin and other drugs, primarily to a group of distributors and users who operated in Smithtown and Kings Park

The wealth of candidates  -  25 May 2007
International Herald Tribune,...advised and was remunerated by the drug company that pleaded guilty to criminal charges for misleading the nation about the addictiveness of OxyContin.

Woman Wants Doctor Held Accountable for OD Deaths  -  25 May 2007
KSL-TV,..."He had a good ten plus morphine patches scattered about his body and prescriptions next to the bed, an empty bottle of Oxycontin he only filled two day

TV Review: Lost Season Three Finale  -  25 May 2007
Blogcritics.org,We start off this two-hour finale with a flash of Jack as a bearded wreck of a man, taking a flight, touching down to get his fix of booze and Oxycontin and

Doctor accused of distributing illegal drugs  -  May 24, 2007
Sauk Valley Newspapers,The suspected conspiracy helped feed the demand for illegal consumption of OxyContin and other controlled substances in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and

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

Oxycontin Addict Describes Struggle with Drugs  -  May 23, 2007
KSL-TV,When it comes to pain killer addiction, (oxycontin, oxycodone, codeine, hydrocodone, etc) the only thing besides total abstinence (which requires a complete

Oxycontin Addict Describes Struggle with Drugs  -  May 22, 2007
KSL-TV,Whatever the reason, prescription painkillers, namely Oxycontin, are widely misunderstood and a lot of people are hooked without hope.

Police: Crash victim stole Oxycontin  -  May 22, 2007
The Evening Sun,A man, who police say robbed two Hanover pharmacies of Oxycontin at gunpoint Monday morning, crashed his vehicle near New Oxford two hours later while being

Marshall man sentenced on Oxycontin charge  -  May 22, 2007
Battle Creek Enquirer,GRAND RAPIDS — Daniel Shepherd, 38, of Marshall was sentenced Monday for a conviction of conspiracy to distribute Oxycontin.

OxyContin Maker, Executives Plead Guilty  -  May 22, 2007
InjuryBoard.com,On May 10, in Abingdon, Virginia, the maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin and three of its current and former executives pleaded guilty to misleading

Pharmacutical Company Pleads Guilty to Fraud involving Marketing ...  -  May 21, 2007
InjuryBoard.com,According to the New York Times, Purdue Pharma mislead the public into believing that because the narcotic drug OxyContin involved a time release

Drugs meant to save, aid lives may kill  -  May 23, 2007
Long Beach Press-Telegram,Because OxyContin acts on a time-release formula, the company had claimed it was less of a threat than shorter-acting painkillers such as Percocet or

Column: Guiliani and OxyContin  -  May 21, 2007
Richmond Register,The people who make OxyContin did something horrible: They sold a drug they knew was addictive and acted like it wasn’t. I thought the makers of OxyContin

Wisconsin, 24 other states join in OxyContin settlement  -  May 20, 2007
Ironwood Daily Globe,...--Market and promote OxyContin in a manner consistent with its package insert and not in a manner that minimizes the approved uses for the drug.

Man accused in carjacking held in detention center  -  May 24, 2007
Hagerstown Morning Herald,OxyContin, hydrocodone and oxycodone worth $3438.52 were taken from the pharmacy, according to a court charging document. Minutes after the pharmacy robbery

Dr. Gott:: Reader takes way too many meds  -  May 24, 2007
The Spokesman Review,I am now using Excedrin during the day and 20 milligrams OxyContin at night, when the pain in my legs gets so bad I can't get rid of it.

Dr. Gott: Reader takes too many meds  -  May 23, 2007
Northwest Herald,I am now using Excedrin during the day and 20 milligrams OxyContin at night, when the pain in my legs gets so bad I can’t get rid of it.

OxyContin manufacturer reaches $600 million plea deal over false ...  -  May 18, 2007
World Socialist Web Site,On May 10, federal prosecutors announced fines and a plea agreement against OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma for illegally “misbranding� its powerful

Medical Marijuana: A California Succss Story  -  May 23, 2007
Salem-News.Com,Oxycontin have been fined six hundred million dollars for lying that that it is not addicting. This is a surprise because every physician or pharmacist

OxyContin targeted by legislators  -  May 19, 2007
Wilmington Morning Star,Two Republican congressmen from Appalachia are asking the federal Food and Drug Administration to reclassify the powerful painkiller OxyContin so that only

OxyContin Addict Speaks Out  -  May 18, 2007
KUTV,...(KUTV) This week, two more Utah doctors were busted for illegally prescribing the painkiller OxyContin. The number of people addicted to OxyContin is big

Man charged with robbery in holdup for OxyContin  -  May 19, 2007
Concord Monitor,The employee gave Amell nine bottles containing hundreds of pills OxyContin, a highly addictive pain medication. While she filled his bag, another employee

FDA Investigating Illegal Promotion of OxyContin  -  May 18, 2007
InjuryBoard.com,In an extensive investigation conducted by OCI they discovered a long-term scheme to generate the maximum amount of revenues from sales of OxyContin.

Rogers renews push to limit OxyContin prescriptions  -  May 18, 2007
Kentucky.com,The government should allow OxyContin to be prescribed only for severe pain, not moderate-to-severe pain as it is now, Republican US Reps.

Pavlock looks to medical professionals to aid with OxyContin problem  -  May 17, 2007
Bradford Era,The McKean County district attorney has seen an increase in OxyContin use and is looking towards the medical profession to help curb the abuse.

OxyContin Maker Purdue Fined $634 Million  -  May 17, 2007
About - News & Issues,The company was accused of fraudulently marketing OxyContin by claiming that the prescription pain killer was "less addictive, less subject to abuse,

Congress-Oxycontin  -  May 17, 2007
WVVA TV,...(AP) -- Two Republican congressmen from Appalachia are asking the federal Food and Drug Administration to reclassify OxyContin. They want the painkilling

Congressmen to FDA: reclassify OxyContin  -  May 17, 2007
Hemscott,...(AP) - Two Republican congressmen from Appalachia are asking the federal Food and Drug Administration to reclassify the powerful painkiller OxyContin so

Appalachian congressmen ask FDA to reclassify OxyContin  -  May 17, 2007
WDBJ7.com,Two Republican congressmen from Appalachia are asking the federal Food and Drug Administration to reclassify OxyContin. They want the painkilling drug to be

State Trooper with local ties busted for running Oxycontin ring  -  May 16, 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,Mr. Catanese allegedly arranged to have a convicted felon threaten drug dealers who did not pay for the OxyContin pills they were supposed to sell.

Four Individuals Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute OxyContin ...  -  May 16, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The criminal complaint alleges that on November 28, 2006, at Boston's Logan Airport, a large quantity of cash and OxyContin pills were found in the

OxyContin: Purdue Pharma Pays Millions  -  May 16, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,The crux of the allegations stemmed from OxyContin's robust formula. Considered a narcotic, OxyContin delivers the kind of punch needed to stem serious pain

WASTED YOUTH: Former student shares horrors of heroin addiction at ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Brockton Enterprise,The program came in the wake of a recent Enterprise series, called “Wasted Youth,� that examined the toll OxyContin and heroin addiction have taken on this

Outdated Medication Collection Breaks National Record  -  26 Apr 2007
WLUC-TV,That included over a half million dollars worth of controlled substances like vicodin and oxycontin. Organizers say they've broken a national record for

Chiropractor, wife draw prison terms in guns-for-drugs deals  -  26 Apr 2007
Journal Inquirer,Paulding said Muska, 46, had been prescribed Oxycontin for pain that probably resulted from soccer or basketball injuries. He said Muska became addicted to

OxyContin robber hits Garden Grove Rite-Aid  -  Apr 24, 2007
Orange County Register,GARDEN GROVE - A man tried to rob a Rite-Aid pharmacist of OxyContin Monday night, but walked away empty-handed when he found out the pharmacy was all out

OxyContin Drug Ring Leader Sentenced  -  Apr 23, 2007
KPVI-TV,The former nurse responsible for running an OxyContin drug ring received her sentence this afternoon. Five character witnesses took the stand,

Two Jailed After Oxycontin Bust In Northern Maine  -  Apr 23, 2007
WCSH-TV,Two Massachusetts men are in jail in Maine after border patrol agents allegedly found nearly three-thousand Oxycontin pills in their vehicle at a highway

Oxycontin ring leader sentencing  -  Apr 22, 2007
KPVI-TV,A grand jury indicted Wallace and co-defendant, Tyson Landon, for felony conspiracy to possess and distribute oxycontin.

Mistrial declared in Buckingham case  -  Apr 25, 2007
CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador,Police say he was illegally dispensing prescription drugs, including the powerful narcotic OxyContin, in return for sex. "The judge made a good decision,"

Pharmacy robbed of all its painkiller OxyContin  -  Apr 19, 2007
Los Angeles Times,Police are looking for a man who robbed a pharmacy Tuesday night of its inventory of the prescription painkiller OxyContin.

OxyContin robber hits drugstore in Costa Mesa  -  Apr 18, 2007
OCRegister,COSTA MESA – The latest OxyContin heist was pulled off by a man who stole the highly addictive painkiller from a Harbor Boulevard Rite-Aid on Tuesday night

Costa Mesa Pharmacy Robbed Of OxyContin  -  Apr 18, 2007
CBS 2,This robbery is the latest in a string of OxyContin robberies in Southern California, Ginther said, adding that the drug is often stolen to be traded for

Armed robber takes Oxycontin from pharmacy  -  Apr 18, 2007
The Evening Sun,...at 9:05 pm Tuesday, just as three employees were starting to close, displayed a black semi-automatic handgun and demanded Oxycontin, police said.

TRIDENT Task Force Gets Money From OxyContin Settlement  -  Apr 18, 2007
State Journal,The money comes from the settlement with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the drug OxyContin. TRIDENT members said this money will help support the

'OxyContin bandit' guilty of aggravated robbery  -  Apr 17, 2007
Deseret News,Hooley, who was given the nickname the "OxyContin Bandit," eluded police for several months late last year. He was accused of robbing pharmacies from Lehi

Man accused of robbing pharmacy for Oxycontin  -  Apr 17, 2007
KGET 17,Detectives said he was the man who entered the pharmacy just before 8:30 and demanded the prescription drug Oxycontin. Witnesses followed the robber and

Portsmouth: Suicidal man holds paramedic at knifepoint  -  Apr 24, 2007
Portsmouth Herald News,Police say James Fuller, 39, of Newmarket, was under the influence of OxyContin, Demerol and alcohol when he asked his roommates to admit him in to the

Police: Oxycontin Thief Arrested  -  Apr 15, 2007
Local6.com,Wahl was arrested in connection with the armed robbery of the Family Drug Mart at 7135 NUS 1, which resulted in an undetermined amount of Oxycontin being

At Trial, Pain Has a Witness  -  Apr 23, 2007
New York Times,Dr. Hamill-Ruth, who noted that she never prescribed the highest-strength OxyContin tablet, said some of Dr. Hurwitz’s actions were “illegal and immoral�

Man charged with giving fatal dose of Oxycontin  -  Apr 13, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,Recker is accused of delivering Oxycontin to Chad Delperdang, 29, on Nov. 12, 2005. Delperdang died the next day of an overdose, according to an autopsy.

Plumas County news on-line  -  Apr 24, 2007
Plumas County Newspapers,Dogs can also sniff out prescription medication such as Ritalin, Vicodin, OxyContin, and over-the-counter products such as Sudafed, Benedryl, Bufferin and

Man Stole OxyContin From Pharmacy, Police Say  -  Apr 9, 2007
Local6.com,Police are searching for man who walked into a Brevard County pharmacy on Monday, displayed a note to the clerk saying he had a gun and demanded OxyContin,

Purdue Pharma LP Announces Agreement to End OxyContin(R) Patent ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Under the terms of the settlement agreement, IMPAX Laboratories acknowledges that Purdue Pharma's OxyContin patents are valid, enforceable and infringed by

Norco Man Arrested For Stealing OxyContin  -  Apr 6, 2007
CBS 2,A Norco man was in custody Friday for allegedly stealing three bottles of the drug OxyContin from a Murrieta pharmacy, officials said.

Sports shorts  -  Apr 25, 2007
Wilmington Morning Star,But he recalled few details because of his admitted use of marijuana, cocaine and OxyContin. A judge ordered Harrelson to enter an inpatient drug treatment

Man Faces Five Counts in Oxycontin Robberies  -  Apr 5, 2007
KSL-TV,He's charged with taking the narcotic pain killer Oxycontin by force from five different pharmacies in Roy, Ogden, South Ogden and Layton in 2006 and 2007.

Man faces 5 counts in Oxycontin robberies  -  Apr 4, 2007
Deseret News,An indictment was handed up by a federal grand jury against Robert Jeffery Mee, 49, on five counts of taking the narcotic pain killer Oxycontin by force

Impax settles suit, gets Oxycontin rights  -  Apr 2, 2007
United Press InternationalHAYWARD, Calif., April 2 (UPI) -- US firm Impax said Monday it has settled its patent suit with Purdue and gained a license to sell generic Oxycontin.

Purdue Pharma Announces Agreement to End OxyContin Patent Lawsuit ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
ag-IP-news Agency,According to a press release by Purdue, under the terms of the settlement agreement, IMPAX Laboratories acknowledges that Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin patents

Impax settles suit over generic Oxycontin  -  Apr 2, 2007
San Francisco Business Times,...said Monday it has settled a suit with Purdue Pharma LP that will let it keep selling a generic version of Purdue's pain drug Oxycontin until June 14.

IMPAX Settles Oxycontin Litigation; Amends Marketing Agreement ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...to settle patent infringement litigation pertaining to IMPAX's generic versions of Purdue's Oxycontin(R) (oxycodone HCI controlled-release) Tablets.

IMPAX Settles Oxycontin® Litigation; Amends Marketing Agreement ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...to settle patent infringement litigation pertaining to IMPAX’s generic versions of Purdue’s Oxycontin® (oxycodone HCI controlled-release) Tablets.

Study focuses on prescription addiction  -  Apr 23, 2007
ImediNews,The research is the first large-scale study designed to assess whether addiction to opioid painkillers, such as Vicodin and OxyContin, can effectively be

Tasmania's 'cool drug' bandit strikes again  -  Apr 22, 2007
NEWS.com.au,A man brandishing a pistol entered the pharmacy on Main Rd, New Town just before 9.30am (AEST) and demanded staff hand over boxes of oxycontin - a pain

Drug bandit strikes again  -  Apr 22, 2007
NEWS.com.au,A man brandishing a pistol entered the pharmacy on Main Rd, New Town just before 9.30am and demanded staff hand over boxes of oxycontin -- a pain relief

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