News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Pain Drug Shipments Suspended |
| Title: | US: Pain Drug Shipments Suspended |
| Published On: | 2001-05-12 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 20:14:06 |
PAIN DRUG SHIPMENTS SUSPENDED
The company that makes the painkiller OxyContin announced it was
temporarily suspending some shipments of the narcotic. OxyContin is a
time-released drug used to treat long-term and severe pain. Health
authorities have linked illegal use of the drug to about 120
overdose-related deaths since 1995. The company, Purdue Pharma, said
it was suspending shipments of only the 160 milligram tablet, the
highest dose, which should affect less than 1 percent of patients who
need the drug.
The company that makes the painkiller OxyContin announced it was
temporarily suspending some shipments of the narcotic. OxyContin is a
time-released drug used to treat long-term and severe pain. Health
authorities have linked illegal use of the drug to about 120
overdose-related deaths since 1995. The company, Purdue Pharma, said
it was suspending shipments of only the 160 milligram tablet, the
highest dose, which should affect less than 1 percent of patients who
need the drug.
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