For starters, they should use Purdue Pharma’s billions to make Narcan universally accessible. State and local governments are ...

In one European country — Cyprus — OxyContin abuse is an acknowledged problem. Mundipharma began marketing the painkiller in 2008 on the Mediterranean island of 1 million.

OxyContin taken at 12-hour intervals could be “the perfect recipe for addiction,” said Theodore J. Cicero, a neuropharmacologist at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...

But as of now, abuse resistant mechanisms only apply to OxyContin-like slow release painkillers, and do not apply to short-acting analgesics, which are the most widely abused painkillers.

There’s just one problem: Neither the company that makes OxyContin nor the FDA has allowed the experts to see data on whether it reduces abuse.

(CBS News) While efforts to curb OxyContin abuse seem to be succeeding, doctors are worried that addicts may be driven to use more dangerous opioids, including heroin. Even though the formula of ...

A deeper look at the incredibly popular painkiller Oxycontin and the problems that have led, in part, to the drug becoming quite addictive.

OxyContin’s market dominance and its high price — up to hundreds of dollars per bottle — hinge on its 12-hour duration. Without that, it offers little advantage over less expensive painkillers.

Torres: Pharmacist arrest reminds us all that oxycodone abuse remains a big problem ...