Abuse-deterrent extended-release oxycodone and risk of opioid-related harm - Paljarvi T, Strang J, Quinn PD, Luciano S, Fazel S.
AIM: To establish and quantify the association between abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) oxycodone and 1-year risk of opioid-related harm. DESIGN: Propensity score-matched cohort study of electronic medical records for years 2014 - 2018, with pat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Sacklers Apologize but Deflect Blame at US Congressional Opioid Hearing Sacklers Apologize but Deflect Blame at US Congressional Opioid Hearing
Two members of the wealthy Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue offered apologies on Thursday for the role the prescription painkiller has played in the deadly US opioid epidemic.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Sacklers Face Furious Questions in Rare Testimony on Opioid Epidemic
It was the first time in years that members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma have taken questions publicly, but they continued to deny personal responsibility for the decades-long addiction crisis. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: Sackler Family Purdue Pharma Addiction (Psychology) Opioids and Opiates OxyContin (Drug) Pain-Relieving Drugs Sackler, David Sackler, Kathe Drug Abuse and Traffic House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform House of Representati Source Type: news
Sacklers Deny Personal Responsibility for Opioid Epidemic in House Hearing
It was the first time in years that members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma have taken questions publicly, and the exchanges were tense. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: United States Politics and Government Addiction (Psychology) Opioids and Opiates OxyContin (Drug) House of Representatives Purdue Pharma Sackler Family Sackler, David Sackler, Kathe Drug Abuse and Traffic your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis
Two members of the Sackler family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have acknowledged the drug had a role in the opioid epidemic (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Members of family that led maker of OxyContin deny responsibility for opioid crisis in congressional hearing
This was the first time in decades that members of the Sackler family that led OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma testified in public under oath. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Meryl Kornfield Source Type: news
Senate Report: The Opioid Industry Has Paid Advocacy Groups $65 Million
A bipartisan congressional investigation released Wednesday found that key players in the nation’s opioid industry have spent $65 million since 1997 funding nonprofits that advocate treating pain with medications, a strategy intended to boost the sale of prescription painkillers.
The report from Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Wyden of Oregon found the contributions continued in recent years, even as the industry’s practices and the toll of opioid addiction came under greater scrutiny.
The senators, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, are considering legislation to expand an ex...
Source: TIME: Health - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: GEOFF MULVIHILL / AP Tags: Uncategorized Drugs overnight wire Source Type: news
Little Change Seen in Rx of Opioids for Those at Risk for Misuse
After CDC guideline publication, there was a 14 percent decrease in oxycodone prescriptions, but not for other Schedule II opioids (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - December 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anesthesiology & amp; Pain, Journal, Source Type: news
McKinsey issues a rare apology for its role in OxyContin sales
Facing mounting pressure about its role in the opioid crisis, McKinsey has taken the unusual step of acknowledging that its work with Purdue Pharma fell short of its standards and vowed a full internal review of its actions, including the possible destruction of documents. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 9, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe Source Type: news
McKinsey Issues a Rare Apology for Its Role in OxyContin Sales
The firm faced criticism after a report revealed that consultants had discussed destroying documents related to the opioid business and proposed that a drugmaker pay its distributors rebates for overdoses. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe Tags: Pain-Relieving Drugs Opioids and Opiates OxyContin (Drug) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Drug Abuse and Traffic McKinsey & Purdue Pharma House of Representatives Senate Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) Murphy, Philip D (1957- ) Schatz, Brian Source Type: news
New Guidelines Cover Opioid Use After Children ’s Surgery
Parents should not be afraid of managing the child ’s pain with opioids when they are needed, but should make sure a child does not have access to leftover doses. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perri Klass, M.D. Tags: Opioids and Opiates Pain-Relieving Drugs Children and Childhood Parenting Surgery and Surgeons Drug Abuse and Traffic OxyContin (Drug) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news
McKinsey Proposed Paying Pharmacy Companies Rebates for OxyContin Overdoses
Court filings reveal consultants ’ talk of a records purge during the opioid crisis, and shed new light on sales advice given to the billionaire Sackler family and their drug company, Purdue Pharma. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe Tags: Pain-Relieving Drugs Suits and Litigation (Civil) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) OxyContin (Drug) Opioids and Opiates Deaths (Fatalities) Drug Abuse and Traffic McKinsey & Purdue Pharma CVS Caremark Corporation Food and Drug Administration Source Type: news
'Is anybody in there?' Life on the inside as a locked-in patient
Jake Haendel spent months trapped in his body, silent and unmoving but fully conscious. Most people never emerge from ‘locked-in syndrome’, but as a doctor told him, everything about his case is bizarreJake Haendel was a hard-partying chef from a sleepy region of Massachusetts. When he was 28, his heroin addiction resulted in catastrophic brain damage and very nearly killed him. In a matter of months, Jake ’s existence became reduced to a voice in his head.Jake ’s parents had divorced when he was young. He grew up between their two homes in a couple of small towns just beyond reach of Boston, little more than strip...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Josh Wilbur Tags: Health Science Death and dying Coronavirus Source Type: news
Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty Over Role in U.S. Opioid Epidemic
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 -- Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to three criminal charges linked to the Oxycontin maker ' s role in the nation ' s opioid epidemic.
In a virtual hearing Tuesday with a federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, Purdue admitted that it... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 25, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Role in Opioid Crisis
The admission in federal court brought a formal end to a major investigation that resulted in a multibillion-dollar settlement between the drug maker and the government. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katie Benner Tags: Purdue Pharma OxyContin (Drug) Opioids and Opiates Drug Abuse and Traffic Sackler Family Compensation for Damages (Law) Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration United States Politics and Government Suits and Litigation (Civil) Source Type: news
