Opana ER (Oxymorphone Hydrochloride Extended Release) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 24, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Endo Announces U.S. District Court Ruling Upholding OPANA(R) ER Intellectual Property
DUBLIN, May 2, 2016 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Endo International plc (ENDP) (ENL.TO) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued an order upholding its August 2015 ruling in Endo's favor... Biopharmaceuticals, Generics, LitigationEndo International, OPANA (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 2, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Court upholds Endo patent ruling
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued an order upholding its August 2015 ruling in Endo’s favor and confirming the court’s prior injunction against the manufacture or sale of the generic version of non-crush-resistant Opana.
Opana ER is an extended-release narcotic pain reliever used to treat moderate to severe pain.
Actavis, the U.S. generics business of Allergan (NYSE: AGN), is marketing a non-crush-resistant generic version of Opana ER. Roxane Laboratories… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 2, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news
Drug Needle Exchanges Gain Ground After Indiana HIV OutbreakDrug Needle Exchanges Gain Ground After Indiana HIV Outbreak
Since Indiana opened its first state-run needle exchange last spring, Tara Burton, 25, has made weekly visits to turn over needles she used to shoot Opana, a prescription painkiller, up her track-marked arm. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - August 7, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Injecting Opana Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse? (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - May 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Injecting Opioid Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse? (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 10, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
MMWR Community Outbreak of HIV Infection Linked to Injection Drug Use of Oxymorphone
On January 23, 2015, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) began an ongoing investigation of an outbreak of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, after Indiana disease intervention specialists reported 11 confirmed HIV cases traced to a rural county in southeastern Indiana. (Source: CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention)
Source: CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention - May 5, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Community Outbreak of HIV Infection Linked to Injection Drug Use of Oxymorphone — Indiana, 2015
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 1, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Community Outbreak of HIV Infection Linked to Injection Drug Use of Oxymorphone - Indiana, 2015
Reports on an HIV outbreak in a rural Indiana community. Provides demographic information about those infected, discusses how the disease spread through syringe-sharing, and describes the initial public health response to the outbreak. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - April 27, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
HIV outbreak in Indiana grows
The number of new HIV infections in a rural Indiana county has grown, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The institute is working to control the "severe outbreak" spread among users of a prescription opioid called Opana. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - April 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HIV outbreak in Indiana grows
The number of new HIV infections in a rural Indiana county has grown, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The institute is working with state health leaders to control the "severe outbreak," which has spread among users of a prescription opioid called Opana. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC Issues Alert About How Intravenous Drug Use Could Spark New HIV Outbreaks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is issuing an alert to warn that a hepatitis C epidemic and a rise in intravenous drug use nationwide could spark new HIV outbreaks similar to one in a southern Indiana county with 142 new cases this year.
The CDC says injectable drug users with HIV have a high chance of also being infected with hepatitis C. The agency recorded a 150 percent increase in acute hepatitis C cases from 2010 to 2013.
The CDC's Dr. Jonathan Mermin said Friday that states must scrutinize data on HIV, hepatitis C and drug abuse to identify areas at risk of an infectious disease...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 24, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
EARLY RELEASE: Community Outbreak of HIV Infection Linked to Injection Drug Use of Oxymorphone — Indiana, 2015
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 24, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
