OxyContin has become one of the most abused prescription drugs in the short time it has been on the market.
Oxycontin is the time-release form of oxycodone, a semi-synthetic opioid analgesic usually prescribed for chronic and severe pain. Because it contains a larger amount of oxycodone, it has become one of the most abused prescription drugs in the United States.
The illegal use of "Oxy" is spreading so rapidly that many officials are calling it the new drug abuse epidemic.
The manufacturers of the painkilling drug OxyContin claim they have come up with a harder-to-abuse version of the pill, but a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel wants more testing to make sure.
Doctors, pharmacists and law-enforcement officials say that the manufacturer of OxyContin has overpromoted the benefits and utility of the drug without providing enough warning about the potential for abuse.
This NDIC bulletin addresses the diversion and abuse of the prescription pain reliever OxyContin and the impact of abuse, particularly in the eastern United States.
An explanation of how easy it is to overdose on OxyContin when it is combined with other substances, including alcohol.
Purdue Pharma L.P., the maker of OxyContin, is developing a new painkiller which would less likely be a target of drug-abusers.
Overuse and abuse of prescription opioid drugs can have harmful ramifications for their legitimate and appropriate use.
Sometimes the person needs to be temporarily hooked to a ventilator to help him breathe until the drug wears off.
Withdrawal symptoms can include sweating, heart palpitations, yawning, runny nose, tearing, dilated pupils, twitching muscles, fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
OxyContin is one of the best-selling brand-name drugs in the world and also one of the most abused drugs. A mere five years since it became FDA-approved, the drug is making headlines.
