Blood pressure medicine recalled after oxycodone tablet found on packaging line
A drug manufacturer is voluntarily recalling a batch of the blood pressure medication betaxolol over a foreign tablet was found during production. KVK-Tech called the recall a precautionary measure after a 5 mg oxycodone HCl pill was discovered on the packaging line once the batch was complete,…#kvktech #betaxolol #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blood pressure medicine recalled over oxycodone discovery
A drug manufacturer is voluntarily recalling a batch of the blood pressure medication betaxolol over a foreign tablet was found during production. KVK-Tech called the recall a precautionary measure after a 5 mg oxycodone HCl pill was discovered on the packaging line once the batch was complete,…#kvktech #betaxolol #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Consulting firm McKinsey to pay $230 million in latest US opioid settlements
Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $230 million to resolve lawsuits by hundreds of U.S. local governments and school districts alleging it fueled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its work for bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and other drug companies. The settlements,…#mckinseyco #oxycontin #mckinsey #nativeamerican #purduepharma #ussupremecourt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Wastewater Testing Can Help Tackle America ’ s Opioid Crisis
Among the many lasting legacies of COVID-19 may be a newfound appreciation for the value of what we flush down the toilet and wash down the drain.
Wastewater can be a rich source of information about infectious diseases, like COVID-19, as well as flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), mpox and polio, since pathogens like viruses are shed in feces, urine and saliva, all of which is drained into sewage treatment plants. Sampling that water is a good way to screen for certain viruses, and, as more people bypass the medical system and labs in favor of testing themselves at home for things like COVID-19, health agencies lik...
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Revolving door redux: The DEA's recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm
Washington’s revolving door kept spinning this week as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s recently departed second-in-command returned for another stint with a high-powered consulting firm where he previously advised OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Support for Opioid Use Disorder
In recognition of the estimated 2.1 million people in the United States who struggle with an opioid use disorder, National Opioid Awareness Day, observed on September 21, is marked to create awareness about the effects of opioid overdose and reduce the stigma associated with it. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those in or seeking recovery from mental and substance use disorders.
What are opioids? Opioids include prescription medications used to treat pain such as morphine, codeine, methadone, oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, hydromorphone, and buprenorphine, as well as illegal drugs such as heroin an...
Source: The Cornflower - September 15, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Darlene Kaskie Tags: Blog opioid epidemic opioid resources Source Type: news
Dumb Money Is an Entertaining Rehash of the GameStop Stock Boom
Remember “stonks”? It was a Reddit term of art that became suddenly ubiquitous during the heady, strange days of the 2021 GameStop stock craze, a so-called meme stock insurgency launched by online trolls (and some regular folks just looking to make a buck) that disrupted markets, shuttered a hedge…#reddit #gamestop #blackberry #wework #oxycontin #tippy #dumbmoney #robinhood #craiggillespie #cruella (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Harvard Doctor Shatters Taboos:'People Can Use Cannabis Instead Of Opioids For Pain '
Dr. Peter Grinspoon is a general practitioner at Harvard University, writer, medical cannabis specialist, and lecturer. In 2016 he published the book “Free Refills: A Doctor Confronts His Addiction” which seeks to explain the vulnerability of healthcare personnel to addiction and quickly became a…#petergrinspoon #harvarduniversity #lestergrinspoon #barneyfarm #amsterdam #barney #newton #massachusetts #purduepharmaceutical #oxycontin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Overdose deaths from fake pills are rising, especially among younger adults
The number of people who have overdosed and died from fake prescription pills has more than doubled in recent years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The majority of those deaths were among people younger than 35, who were taking what they thought was oxycodone or…#xanax #tonjamyles #saltlakecity #julieodonnell #cdc #odonnell #jakecarter #noblesville #indiana #kayleedugger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Psychedelics To Treat Addiction? How Substances Like Ibogaine Are Changing The Game
This article was originally published on Microdose and appears here with permission Addiction is a complex and challenging condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide. Traditional treatment approaches often focus on managing withdrawal symptoms and addressing behavioral patterns.…#iboga #westafrica #oxycontin #bwiti #ekg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rudy Giuliani helped Purdue Pharma keep selling OxyContin. Here's the real story behind what's depicted in'Painkiller. '
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani outside state Supreme Court in Manhattan. Molly Crane-Newman/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The new Netflix series "Painkiller" tells the story of OxyContin's rise. Former New York City Mayor and Trump ally Rudy Giuliani plays a…#newyorkcity #rudygiuliani #supremecourt #manhattan #mollycranenewman #netflix #painkiller #oxycontin #trump #purduepharma (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
We Can Prevent Overdose Deaths If We Change How We Think About Them
I’ve been living in recovery from opioid use disorder for eight and a half years, and this might be a weird thing to say about addiction, but I feel lucky—like I dodged a bullet. I was addicted to opioids in Florida throughout the early 2000s, during the heyday of pill mills that flooded the streets with powerful pharmaceuticals like OxyContin. I say I’m lucky because this was just before the drug supply turned into a toxic sludge of potent fentanyl analogues, mysterious tranquilizers, and deadly counterfeit pills. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if I were using today. The chances of my survival ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Hampton Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Supreme Court Review of Purdue Settlement Could Shake Bankruptcy System
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to review Purdue Pharma’s chapter 11 case poses a threat to the grants of legal immunity that keep businesses owners, executives and affiliates safe from lawsuits through a bankruptcy restructuring. The justices on Thursday agreed to examine whether the closely…#ussupremecourts #chapter11 #oxycontin #justicedepartment #purdue (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US court move to reassess Sackler deal ‘opens window’ for victims’ families
Activists are celebrating a US supreme court decision to review Purdue Pharma’s controversial $6bn settlement of opioid lawsuits for bringing “a sense of optimism to an otherwise bleak situation”. “We’ve been saying that this is a misuse of the bankruptcy court, and [that] the Sacklers have been…#purdue #mikequinn #guardian #oxycontin #merrickgarland #supremecourt #lawyersforpurdue #purduepharma #nonsackler #justicedepartment (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What the Supreme Court ’s Decision to Hear the Purdue Pharma Case Means
A federal appeals court had signed off on a deal that would shield members of the wealthy Sackler family from lawsuits in exchange for billions for those harmed by the opioid epidemic. The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it would pause a bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma that would give…#supremecourt #purduepharma #purdue #oxycontin #ustrusteeprogram #justicedepartment #revlon #johngrobertsjr #clarencethomas #uscourtofappeals (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
