Oxycodone -- the active ingredient in OxyContin -- and hydrocodone are the most popular drugs among Americans who abuse prescription painkillers, a new study finds. OxyContin and Percocet are brand names for drugs containing oxycodone. ...
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QRxPharma, an Australian-based commercial-stage specialty pharmaceutical company, has resubmitted its MOXDUO new drug application (NDA). At a meeting in early October 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided QRxPharma with ...
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Collegium Pharmaceutical, a specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced that a patent has been issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) covering its Oxycodone DETERx formulation. Additionally, an application has been ...
Diagnostic information services provider Quest Diagnostics has rolled out its new lab-developed genetic test to support the delivery of modified opioid pain-relieving treatment. It effectively tests for variants in all cytochrome P450 ...
US-based drug store chain Walgreens has agreed to reimburse a monetary penalty of $80m to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to settle the charges of violating federal regulations governing the distribution of prescription ...
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Posted by Jack Mans, Plant Operations Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/23/2013 5:04:22 PM The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved updated labeling for Purdue Pharma L.P.'s reformulated OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride ...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted notice of allowance (NOA) to Collegium Pharmaceutical's patent application NO.12/823,628 covering a tamper-resistant, extended-release opioid product. The patent entitled, ...
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US FDA has approved Watson Pharmaceuticals' abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Oxycodone and Acetaminophen tablets, USP 7.5 mg/500 mg and 10 mg/650 mg. The tablets are the generic equivalent to Endo Pharmaceuticals' Percocet ...
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Pain Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, has received four US patents covering Remoxy (oxycodone) extended-release capsules CII. The issued patents are licensed exclusively to Pain Therapeutics in the US and international ...
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