Punishing OxyContin's Maker
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Why a record fine against has the left the families affected by the drug unsatisfied.
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Proposed law suggests fines, jail sentences for guilty parties.
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One Foolish contributor holds himself accountable.
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Prescription drug abuse is about to exceed the use of illicit street narcotics worldwide, and the shift has spawned a lethal new trade in counterfeit painkillers
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Pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma LP is working closely with law-enforcement agencies to use radio-frequency identification technology to protect shipments of OxyContin, Purdue&#39;s painkiller drug that&#39;s a frequent target for theft.
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A pain management doctor charged with drug trafficking acknowledged Monday he prescribed unusually high doses of opiates for some patients, but maintained it was always for a medical reason.
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Nov. 18, 2004 - An FDA scientist says the FDA, which is charged with protecting America&#39;s prescription drug supply, is incapable of doing so.
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The company seeks to overturn a penalty imposed for lack of antitrust compliance.
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(Charleston, W.Va.-AP, Nov. 5, 2004 5:09 PM) _ Purdue Pharma has agreed to pay ten million dollars to West Virginia to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of dishonestly marketing the painkiller OxyContin in the state.
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Learn a lesson or two from the drugmaker's dance with the FDA.
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The work that Rudolph W. Giulianiâs consulting firm did for the maker of the painkiller OxyContin provides a window into how he used his standing to aid a controversial client and build a business fortune.
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The unusually harsh sentence comes at a time of concerns for the quality and safety of Chinaâs food and drug system.
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Victim's fight could make legal history by extending the deadline for sufferers to seek compensation.
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A new suspect has been named in the Daniel Smith case: methadone.
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The Food and Drug Administration has accused an equine compounding pharmacy of illegally making and selling animal drugs.
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Coupling New England ingenuity with anti-counterfeiting technology, doctors and police in Rutland, Vt., have developed a plan to thwart drug users who forge prescriptions for powerful pain killers like OxyContin.
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Attempts by the Department of Health to prosecute pharmacists who reverted to the old pricing of medicines would amount to a vexatious prosecution and pharmacists would be entitled to sue the State for civil damages.