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FDA Medwatch Alert: Opioid Pain Medicines: Drug Safety Communication - New Safety Warnings Added to Prescription Opioid Medications

ISSUE: FDA is warning about several safety issues with the entire class of opioid pain medicines. See the FDA Drug Safety Communication for a complete listing. These safety risks are potentially h...

FDA Approves Oxycontin (oxycodone) for Children as Young as 11

FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2015 – Limited use of the widely abused painkiller OxyContin in children as young as 11 years old was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Studies by OxyContin maker...

FDA Approves Evzio (naloxone) Hand-Held Auto-Injector to Reverse Opioid Overdose

April 3, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a prescription treatment that can be used by family members or caregivers to treat a person known or suspected to have had an...

FDA Approves New Formulation for OxyContin

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 5, 2010--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new formulation of the controlled-release drug OxyContin that has been designed to help discourage misuse and...

FDA Medwatch Alert: OxyContin, Illegal Promotion by Manufacturer

[Posted 05/10/2007] FDA informed healthcare professionals of criminal charges and civil liabilities brought against Purdue Frederick in connection with several illegal schemes to promote, market and...

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