Opioid abuse

J Lexchin - CMAJ, 2013 - Can Med Assoc
I agree with Fletcher and Tsuyuki who, in their recent CMAJ editorial, caution against
provincial drug formularies adding generic oxycodone to the list of products eligible for …

FDA ban of generic oxycodone calls into question Health Canada's approval

A Miller - 2013 - Can Med Assoc
News well with the Ontario minister of health and a prescription drug abuse expert.“I think
the science supports the banning of [the generic version],” says Ontario Health Minister Deb …

Safer Oxycodone

BM Kuehn - JAMA, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Only an abuse-resistant name-brand formulation of oxycodone will be allowed to remain on
the market, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In April 2013, the …

New labels to curb opioid abuse

L Vogel - 2014 - Can Med Assoc
She announced label changes to enhance the safety and appropriate use of controlled-
release opioids, including oxycodone and fentanyl products. Ambrose said the new labels …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-Canadian opioid strategy to be released amid brouhaha

A Miller - 2013 - Can Med Assoc
News officials and industry leaders. They propose to release a strategy early this year that
focuses on five areas: education, prevention, treatment, enforcement and monitoring of …

[CITATION][C] Inappropriate prescribing targeted in oxycodone labelling changes

USCS Act - Reactions, 2001 - Springer
These labelling changes have been made because a number of reports of abuse and
diversion with oxycodone have been received during recent months, says the FDA. 2 The …

Addressing prescription opioid overdose: data support a comprehensive policy approach

CM Jones, P Lurie, J Woodcock - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Preventing prescription opioid overdose deaths is a public health priority. Deaths from these
medications exceed deaths from all illicit drugs combined. 1 News reports, actions by states …

[HTML][HTML] Feds must step up and restrict generic oxycodone, Ontario says

A Miller - 2012 - Can Med Assoc
News reviewers for the Ministry of Health have exceeded their jurisdiction and they've acted
improperly in not granting the application,” he adds. But nothing stops the federal …

[CITATION][C] FDA Committee Votes Down Approval Of Abuse-Deterrent Opioid

B Wang - InsideHealthPolicy. com's FDA Week, 2017 - JSTOR

[CITATION][C] Purdue Files New Drug Application For Abuse-Deterrent Pure Hydrocodone

S Beasley - InsideHealthPolicy. com's FDA Week, 2014 - JSTOR