Oxycontin Abuse
A panel of experts that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended approval for a new abuse-resistant form of the painkiller OxyContin. The experts voted 14-4 in favor of the new drug, which has a plastic-like coating that makes it harder to crush and inject or snort. The FDA is not required to follow the recommendations of its expert panels, but it usually does.
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From Our Experts
Abuse-proof OxyContin Under FDA Evaluation
When OxyContin was first introduced in 1996, it was hailed as a breakthrough treatment for severe chronic pain. OxyContin, a... Read more »
FDA Approves New Abuse-Resistant Formulation of OxyContin
Monday the FDA approved a new formulation of the controlled-release drug OxyContin that has been designed to help discourage misuse and... Read more »
Opioid Therapy: When Use Becomes Abuse
An article recently appeared in the July, 2007 issue of "The Journal of Pain." And I found it one of the few scholarly medical articles... Read more »
Prescription Drug Abuse and the Future of Chronic Pain Medication
To err is human, but failure to learn from mistakes is foolish. Many mistakes have been made when it comes to treating pain and the future... Read more »
Abuse-Resistant Morphine Approved
One of the concerns about extended-release opioids like OxyContin is that they are easily abused. Addicts often crush or chew them, which... Read more »
From Our Sources
FDA Approves Tamper-Resistant OxyContin
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a harder-to-abuse formula of the painkiller OxyContin. Oxycontin, which contains the... Read more »
1 in 5 High Schoolers Abuse Prescription Drugs: CDC
A new survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that 20 percent of American high school students have used a... Read more »
OxyContin Oral Precautions and Side Effects
Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: OXYCODONE SUSTAINED-ACTION - ORAL Pronounced: (ox-ee-KOH-doan) Warning See also Precautions section. Oxycodone has a high risk for... Read more »
Painkiller Abusers Often Rely on Meds from Friends
According to a new report, nearly all of the people who illegally abuse opioid painkillers such as OxyContin or Vicodin sometimes get these... Read more »
ER Visits Due to Painkiller Abuse Soaring: Report
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,... Read more »
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