Drug Maker's Legal Battle With the FDA Delays Generic Competition

Published January 29, 2013

Drug maker's legal battle with the FDA delays generic competition
The drug is an opioid pain reliever similar to OxyContin. And like OxyContin, Opana is often abused. Millions of people throughout the nation crush prescription opioids like these (to defeat the pills' extended release design), then inject or snort the … Read more on InsideCounsel

State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care …
While employed at an adult family home, she used cocaine and took about 200 hydrocodone tablets from residents for her own use. In December 2012 the Secretary of Health revoked the credential of emergency medical technician Trevor L. Veillette … Read more on Access Washington

Underage Kids Get Hydrocodone Drugs Easily from Family & Friends, Advises …
Dr. Backfield encourages parents to beware, "Teens who are diagnosed with co-occurring mental health, behavioral or social issues may have an increased risk of drug abuse simply because they want to fit in with peers due to problems with self-esteem or … Read more on Sacramento Bee