Federal judges are asked to pave way for Purdue Pharma deal
A woman who lost two sons to overdoses says she hopes a federal court clears the way for a settlement of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Lawmakers Dismiss McKinsey ’s Apology on Opioid Crisis as ‘Empty’
The consulting firm ’s top executive was apologetic before Congress but denied that advising both opioid manufacturers and their federal regulator posed a conflict of interest. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Forsythe, Walt Bogdanich and Chris Hamby Tags: Consultants Opioids and Opiates Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) United States Politics and Government Pain-Relieving Drugs OxyContin (Drug) Drug Abuse and Traffic Food and Drug Administration McKinsey & Purdue Pharma Johnson Sternfels, Bob Source Type: news
Man who sourced fentanyl-laced pills that killed rapper Mac Miller gets 11 years
Ryan Michael Reavis is one of three defendants charged with supplying tainted oxycodone to the singer #ryanmichaelreavis #oxycodone #macmiller #defendants (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An evaluation of the effect of the OxyContin ® reformulation on unintentional fatal and non-fatal overdose - Beachler DC, Hall K, Garg R, Banerjee G, Li L, Boulanger L, Yuce H, Walker AM.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of OxyContin's reformulation o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
oxycodone/acetaminophen
Title: oxycodone/acetaminophenCategory: MedicationsCreated: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - March 24, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Oxycodone-related deaths in Sweden 2006-2018 - Fugelstad A, Agren G, Ramstedt M, Thiblin I, Hjelmstr öm P.
AIM: To identify and characterize oxycodone related deaths in Sweden from 2006 to 2018 and to compare them to other opioid-related deaths. METHODS: To assess the factors contributing to the deaths, we used multinomial logistic regression to compare... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Facing Purdue owners brings pain, closure for opioid victims
A sense of closure is mixing with anger and pain for some of the nearly two dozen people who told their personal stories to members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Yale strikes Sackler name from campus amid opioid outrage
Yale University has begun removing the Sackler name from its campus several years after announcing it would no longer accept donations from the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Facing Purdue owners brings pain, closure for opioid victims
A sense of closure is mixing with anger and pain for some of the nearly two dozen people who told their personal stories to members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Opioid victims get long-awaited chance to confront Sacklers
A hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court has given survivors of opioid addiction and people who lost loved ones to the crisis the chance to confront members of the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
‘You Murdered My Daughter’: Relatives of OxyContin Victims Confront the Sacklers
It was the first time, after years of lawsuits, that the family that owns Purdue Pharma heard directly from families who had lost loved ones to addiction. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-science Suits and Litigation (Civil) Pain-Relieving Drugs Drug Abuse and Traffic Bankruptcies OxyContin (Drug) Opioids and Opiates Purdue Pharma Sackler Family Sackler, Richard (1945- ) Sackler, Theresa (1949- ) Sackler, Da Source Type: news
Judge favors boosting Sackler payment in Purdue Pharma deal
A judge has indicated he is moving forward with a plan for the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to pump at least another $1.2 billion into a nationwide settlement of lawsuits against over the toll of opioids (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
OxyContin maker seeks approval for latest settlement plan
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is asking a judge to approve its latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
