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Teen charged with drug trafficking
A 17-year-old was charged Sunday for drug trafficking. Brandon Ryan Bean, of Lake Wylie Road, Clover, was stopped in a Ford Mustang for speeding on N.C. 74 near Grove St., according to arrest warrant affidavits.
Plain Dealing woman faces drug charges
A Plain Dealing woman was arrested Friday night for possession of cocaine, possession of morphine sulfate, possession of drug paraphernalia, no driver's license and no license plate light.
Tillamook County reports large drug bust
TILLAMOOK, Ore. - Tillamook County narcotics officers arrested 34-year-old Darrell Tow on drug and weapons charges and said they confiscated more than a dozen types of drugs.
FDA Amends Ban on Unapproved Opioids
US Pharm. 2009;34 :36-38. The FDA amended its action of warning manufacturers to stop production and distribution of certain unapproved prescription opioids.
Migraines, Cdh, And Long Term Opioids?
Hello, My name is Megan and I have been suffering from migraine illness for 18yrs, I am now 30yrs old.
Three men plead not guilty to drug charges
ZANESVILLE - Three Zanesville men pleaded not guilty to drug charges in a Muskingum County Common Pleas court Wednesday.
FDA move to hit workers comp hard
In one of those all-but-unnoticed moves that could have a dramatic effect on workers comp, the FDA has moved to ban a number of currently-dispensed pain medications , medications that are currently prescribed to many work comp claimants.
Calls on FDA to Engage Pharmacists in Efforts to Address Unapproved Drugs
ASHP applauded the recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration to allow continued marketing of morphine sulfate oral solution 20 mg/ml. This concentration, which lacked FDA labeling, was one of several opioid drugs the agency removed from the market last month.
FDA Directs Opioid Manufacturers to Stop Making Unapproved Medications
Last week, the FDA ordered manufacturers of opioid medication containing morphine sulfate, hydromorphone or oxycodone that have not been approved to stop making them within 60 days.
Fda Orders Halt To Production Of Unapproved Painkillers - " Gives One A Reprieve
Last week the FDA gave nine pharmaceutical manufacturers 60 days to stop making unapproved painkillers, which included high concentrate morphine sulfate oral solutions, and immediate release tablets and oral solutions containing morphine sulfate, hydromorphone and oxycodone.
Man gets time for selling pills
Disabled man gets four years for selling four pills. By TJ HEMLINGER Staff Writer A 39-year-old Columbia City man was sentenced to four years in jail and another four on probation and ordered to enter the Whitley County Superior Court Alcohol and Drug Program after he pleaded guilty in Circuit Court to selling a controlled substance.
FDA Backtracks on Oral Morphine Solution Ban
FDA announced yesterday that it will allow the continued manufacturing and distribution of unapproved versions of concentrated morphine sulfate oral liquid products because they are medically necessary drugs.
FDA lightens message to Cody Laboratories
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is easing its message to Cody Laboratories, producer of a painkiller that concerns the agency.
FDA: 'Unapproved' morphine to stay on market
A form of liquid morphine used by terminally ill patients will remain on the market even though it is an "unapproved drug," according to a decision by the Food and Drug Administration.
FDA Adopts Interim Plan to Avoid Shortage of Medically Necessary Opioid
The U.S Food and Drug Administration today amended its March 30, 2009, action warning manufacturers to stop the production and distribution of certain unapproved prescription opioids, to allow the continued marketing and distribution of one particular type of opioid -- a high concentrate morphine sulfate oral solution -- on an interim basis.
Crackdown On Illegal Painkillers
The Food and Drug Administration told nine manufacturers to quit distributing 14 unapproved narcotic painkillers drugs within 90 days.
FDA Tells Nine Drug Makers To Stop Selling Unapproved Narcotics
FDA announced today that manufacturers of an assortment of oral solutions and tablets containing narcotics have 60 days to cease making the products, which are considered unapproved drugs.
Glenmark to stop sales of morphine in U.S.
Mumbai : Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday said it will cease sales of its morphine sulfate product in the U.S. following a warning letter from USFDA.
FDA Warns Firms Selling Unapproved Drugs
March 31, 2009 -- Nine drug companies selling 14 prescription narcotics are the latest target of the FDA's effort to bring thousands of unapproved drugs under FDA scrutiny.
FDA Acts to Halt Marketing of Certain Unapproved Prescription Narcotic Drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned nine companies to stop manufacturing 14 unapproved narcotic drugs that are marketed in several dosage forms and are widely used to treat pain.