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Clovis Police arrest 4 in major drug bust
07 Aug 2025 03:54 GMT
… narcotics investigation that uncovered illegal drug and nicotine sales in … a loaded handgun, various prescription drugs including Oxycontin, Adderall, and Xanax, … possession of prescription sedatives and drug paraphernalia.
Authorities also linked a …
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Court briefs: Fentanyl and gun sentences; grandmother charged in drug overdose
06 Aug 2025 23:00 GMT
… for dealing fentanyl-laced pills
A federal judge sentenced … was caught selling fentanyl-laced oxycontin pills.
Christopher Burdine-Davies, 24, … a girl, 14, with Klonopin pills, or “Kpins,” before she … police Jones gave her pills previously and once offered …
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$1 million of drugs stolen from Maryland Heights pharmacy, suspects arrested in Arkansas
05 Aug 2025 02:02 GMT
… , are charged with stealing drugs worth up to $1 … of stolen medication, totaling more than 26,000 pills.
The … department said this included controlled substances like Morphine, Oxycodone, Oxycontin … street value of the drugs is between $750,000 …
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Fentanyl ‘Came Out of Nowhere’ Ice-T Says Ahead of New Doc About Drug That’s Claimed the Lives of Mac Miller, Prince, and More
05 Aug 2025 01:20 GMT
… and chronic pain, notes Yale Medicine. But in recent years, illicitly … drugs or made into pills designed to mimic prescription medications like Valium or OxyContin … . In other cases, people use the drug …
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FDA Mandates Changes to Opioids Labeling
04 Aug 2025 19:34 GMT
… Tragically, the new drug application for OxyContin was initially approved without …
FDA has required an additional prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial to … using opioid pain medications over indefinitely long duration
Treatment Guidance: Labels …
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FDA Mandates Major Changes to Opioid Labeling
04 Aug 2025 11:55 GMT
… time. The FDA acknowledged that when OxyContin was approved … for additional clinical trials to evaluate long- … required randomized, controlled trial designed to provide further … opioid pain medications over indefinitely long duration.
Treatment guidance: …
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Federal investigation of South Florida pill mill ring raises questions about state oversight
04 Aug 2025 11:31 GMT
… and authorizing a prescription-drug monitoring database during … prosecutors went after other medical providers and alleged co … herself.
FILE - OxyContin pills are arranged for a … treatment plans, according to the documents.
Before an inspection, doctors …
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FDA Calls for Better Opioid Safety Labeling
04 Aug 2025 04:31 GMT
… FDA is requiring manufacturers of opioid pain medications … FDA has also called for a new prospective, randomized controlled trial … ; and on negative drug-drug interactions, including gabapentinoids. … release noted that OxyContin’s drug application was first …
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FDA mandates stricter warning labels on opioids to address long-term use risks
02 Aug 2025 13:28 GMT
… Food and Drug Administration will soon require drugmakers to place … risks associated with these medications.
The labels will include … of long-term use; treatment guidance recommending long-acting … come as the FDA claims that OxyContin was approved illegally …
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Why are fentanyl deaths in Europe a fraction of those seen in North America?
06 Aug 2025 17:49 GMT
… regulation of medicine in Europe, and more short treatments without … accessibility of drugs like OxyContin. The drug’s maker, Purdue Pharmaceutical, lobbied … U.S. style “pill mills”: doctors and pharmacies who have … more than doling out pills. “It’s also …