OxyContin (generic name oxycodone) is an opioid painkiller which is twice as potent as morphine. Originally, OxyContin was prescribed to alleviate the pain associated with cancer and its treatments. Oxycodone soon became the most widely prescribed narcotic pain reliever. It is currently sold in slightly differing formulations as Percodan, Percocet, Tylox, Roxicodone, and Toxicet. As with other opioids, OxyContin presents a risk of addiction, overdose and even death.
The Dangers of Prescription Pain Killers - Oxycontin
Millions of people suffer from untreated pain for a variety of illnesses and ailments. In fact, since 1986, the World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that inadequate...
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Pharmaceutical Company Pushes Revised Remoxy Label
The Battle For Remoxy Pain management pharmaceutical giant King Pharmaceuticals and its partner Pain Therapeutics have been pressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new label for a...
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Jury Verdicts Related to OxyContin
______ $350,000 - Psychiatrist Settles Claim for Drug Overdose Death
______ $650,000 - Patient Dies of Overdose and Psychiatrist Settles Death Claim
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FDA Information Related to OxyContin
FDA Approves Novel Device That Prevents or Reduces Brain Damage in Infants
FDA Approves Treatment for Children and Teens With Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis
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Government Articles Related to OxyContin
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FDA STRENGTHENS WARNINGS FOR OXYCONTIN
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MSN Newsfeeds Related to OxyContin
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News Articles Related to OxyContin
Acura's Phase III pain drug study meets end point
Acurox Tablets Meet Primary Endpoint in Pivotal Phase III Study
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Patents Related to OxyContin
Controlled release oxycodone compositions
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Useful Web Sites Related to OxyContin
James F. Humphreys, LC, Oxycontin
Anapol Schwartz, OxyContin Attorneys
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Wikipedia Entries Related to OxyContin
Oxycodone
Pain management
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Books Related to OxyContin
Oxycontin: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, And Annotated Research Guide To Internet References
Forty Days and Forty Nights : Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, Oxycontin and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania
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