Morphine (generic), MS Contin, Kadian News

“The lesson in all of this is that you shouldn't get transferred to a nursing home on the weekend because the quality and quantity of the nursing staff is very often less than you would find during the week”

The family of a woman who died of a morphine overdose was awarded $6 million by a Pima County jury. via Tucson Region

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“Many of our customers are developing DSP algorithms starting in MATLAB and later transitioning into CoWare's ESL 2.0 solutions”

Agility's MATLAB-to-C Solutions Integrate with CoWare ESL 2.0 Solutions SAN JOSE, Calif. via Design And Reuse

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“Police were called to the King Oswy public house because there was some sort of large scale disturbance going on.”

A POLICEMAN suffered a dislocated shoulder after a drunk handcuffed reveller lashed out during a mass brawl outside a popular pub. via Hartlepool Mail

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A 41-year-old Fentress Count man has been indicted for "doctor shopping" in Cumberland County. via WVLT-TV Knoxville

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“Date rape drug used as painkiller”

Here's an interesting tidbit: some paramedics in Auckland are now using ketamine in the field to treat severe injury instead of using morphine: Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust medical director Dr John Orton ... via Wilson's Almanac

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“Initial Phase 3 efficacy data demonstrated statistically significant analgesic activity at all doses tested and reinforces the potential clinical benefit and commercial value of QRxPharma's lead dual-opioid product”

"Initial Phase 3 efficacy data demonstrated statistically significant analgesic activity at all doses tested and reinforces the potential clinical benefit and commercial value of QRxPharma's lead dual-opioid ... via Rehab Management

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An investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office says the Georgia Tech baseball player found dead in his apartment on April 11 died accidentally of morphine toxicity. via WGST-AM Atlanta

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“In view of the nature of the crop being cultivated, disclosing precise details of the growing sites could encourage the commission of crime through trespass and pilferage of the crop.”

THE Government has insisted that the location of dozens of Hampshire fields used to grow the raw materials for heroin must stay secret - to stop people stealing the controversial crop. via The Daily Echo

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“In order to make sure customers have the best possible experience, we have decided to delay releasing Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center.”

Microsoft has said it is delaying the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly uncovered glitch. via Silicon.com

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a new study suggest that the combination of alcohol and an extended-release formulation of morphine does not increase the rate of absorption of the potent narcotic painkiller. The new product, called Kadian, packages morphine sulfate in a polymer-coated, extended-release capsule.

In 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration pulled another extended-release opioid, Palladone (hydromorphone hydrochloride) from the market after a potentially fatal interaction with alcohol was discovered, the authors explain in The Journal of Pain. The regulatory agency has recommended further investigations of extended-release formulations to determine the risk of alcohol-induced "dose-dumping." Read more

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