Purdue asks Supreme Court not to block opioid settlement during US appeal
Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the U.S. Department of Justice's request to delay its multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits against it over the opioid epidemic. The department's bankruptcy watchdog last week asked…#oxycontin #purduepharma #ussupremecourt #supremecourt #departmentofjustice #purdue #doj #justicedepartment (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
25 Years On, Oxycontin Push Still Exacting a Deadly Toll 25 Years On, Oxycontin Push Still Exacting a Deadly Toll
Aggressive marketing of OxyContin from the mid-1990s led to an increase in viral and bacterial complications of injection drug use as well as illicit opioid-related deaths 25 years later.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Oxycodone Tied to Persistent Use Only After Vaginal Delivery Oxycodone Tied to Persistent Use Only After Vaginal Delivery
Initiation of oxycodone vs codeine postpartum is associated with an increased risk of persistent opioid use after vaginal, but not cesarean, delivery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Scenes From a City That Only Hands Out Tickets for Using Fentanyl
Oregon ’s experiment to curb overdoses by decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs is in its third year, and life has changed for most everyone in the city of Portland. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jordan Gale and Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-science Drug Abuse and Traffic Fentanyl Fines (Penalties) Heroin Medicine and Health Opioids and Opiates Police Homeless Persons Oregon Portland (Ore) OxyContin (Drug) Therapy and Rehabilitation Addiction (Psychology) Source Type: news
Oxycodone Does Not Increase Risk for Persistent Opioid Use After Delivery
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 -- Initiation of oxycodone versus codeine is not associated with an increased risk for persistent opioid use after delivery overall, but increased risk is seen after vaginal delivery, according to a study published online July... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Purdue Bankruptcy Can Proceed Despite Potential Appeal Purdue Bankruptcy Can Proceed Despite Potential Appeal
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma may proceed with a bankruptcy settlement that protects its Sackler family owners from lawsuits, despite a potential US Supreme Court appeal.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Purdue Pharma bankruptcy can proceed despite potential US Supreme Court appeal
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma may proceed with a bankruptcy settlement that protects its Sackler family owners from lawsuits, despite a potential U.S. Supreme Court appeal in the case, a U.S. court ruled on Tuesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit court of appeals approved Purdue's bankruptcy plan in May,…#oxycontin #ussupremecourt #uscircuit #purdue #doj #supremecourt #connecticut (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Court says OxyContin maker's bankruptcy and protections for Sackler family can move forward
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can start executing a settlement that protects members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids, a court ruled Tuesday. The ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York allows the company’s transformation…#oxycontin #purduepharma #purdue #2ndcircuit #usbankruptcytrustee #nevada #ussupremecourt #departmentofjustice #supremecourt #opioids (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Court says OxyContin maker's bankruptcy and protections for Sackler family members can move ahead
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can start its transformation under a bankruptcy agreement that allows the members of the wealthy Sackler family who own the company to avoid civil lawsuits over the opioid crisis, a court has ruled (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Three Darknet Fentanyl Vendors Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison
FDA OCI, Veronica Dittman, Tempe AZ, sentence, darknet, pages, sell, illicit, drugs, trafficking, darkweb, TrustedTraphouse, GoldenTrails, PopcornPlug, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl-laced, counterfeit, pills, advertised, oxycodone, Rick Schiffner, Devin Langer (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - July 20, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Hepatitis cases, heart valve infection deaths tied to OxyContin marketing
In a new study, researchers show that infectious disease rates in the United States also climbed as a direct long-term result of marketing for the painkiller. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - July 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Cape Coral Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl and Other Federal Offenses
FDA OCI, Brandon Albanito, Cape Coral, FL, guilty plea, possession, fentanyl, distribute, counterfeit, Rx, prescription, drugs, forfeit, pill press, oxycodone, opioids, fentanyl, alprazolam, clonazolam, drug trafficking, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - July 17, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Study Finds Xanax, Valium Associated With Brain Injury, Suicide
About 30 million Americans are taking benzodiazepines like Xanax, Valium, and Klonopin- about 12.5% of the adult population. Doctors and psychiatrists have prescribed these drugs for decades to treat anxiety. But a new study reveals…#xanax #alexisritvo #mph #bind #christyhuff #oxycontin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
San Jose doctor convicted of 12 counts of illegally prescribing and distributing opioids
Physician Donald Siao wrote 8,201 prescriptions for oxycodone, hydrocodone and other controlled substances in one year, prosecutors said. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - June 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew J. Campa Source Type: news
San Jos é doctor convicted of 12 counts of illegally prescribing and distributing opioids
Physician Donald Siao wrote 8,201 prescriptions for oxycodone, hydrocodone and other controlled substances in one year, prosecutors said. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - June 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew J. Campa Source Type: news
