OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone News

Nektar Therapeutics rose the most in 11 months after a study of its new slow-release painkiller showed it may not lead to abuse of the drug.

Nektar Therapeutics Presents Positive Data from Human Abuse Liability Study for NKTR-181, a First-in-Class Investigational Opioid to Treat Chronic Pain, at 2013 Annual Meeting of The College on Problems of Drug Dependence NKTR-181 rates similar to placebo on "drug liking" and "feeling high" scores at all doses studied and differentiates from the ... (more)

A Findlay physician has pleaded guilty to drug distribution conspiracy for his role in a pill mill.

Aggravated assault, theft, and aggravated robbery are the descriptive words that outline a recent incident at Center Pointe Apartments on Old Lascassas Pike in Murfreesboro, according to a police incident report filed on Monday evening.

Purdue Pharma L.P. to Present Data Describing Changes in Oxycodone Abuse in Rural Kentucky Following the Introduction of Reformulated Oxycontin at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 2013 Annual Meeting Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.

DURECT Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops pharmaceutical systems technologies based on its proprietary drug delivery technology platforms.

A doctor who worked in pain clinics in Georgetown and Dry Ridge pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge that he conspired to distribute and dispense oxycodone "outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose."

Researchers have discovered a novel way to handle moderate to severe pain that paves the way for lower dosage painkillers.

The day that her 34-year-old son died of a heroin overdose plays over and over in one Manitowoc mother's mind.

Federal authorities raided a Longwood pain management clinic Friday, where at least one physician has already been investigated by the state for his prescribing practices.

Christopher Lister was caught in a sting by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Libby Blackburn said Dr. Harold Sleight prescribed 600 methadone pills and 90 oxycodone pills to her son in July 2009.

A nurse practioner in Murfreesboro has been arrested on a federal indictment that alleges she obtained a schedule three drug by fraudulent misrepresentation.

Jeffery Fred Cox Jr., 37, is charged with possession of Oxycodone. He is the owner of Murphy Drugs in Thomasville and holds a pharmacist licence.

State police investigator Donna Farra once had to call as many as 40 pharmacies to track down where people suspected of abusing painkillers were buying their pills.

Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drugstore chain, has agreed to pay $80 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated federal rules governing the distribution of prescription painkillers.

A city Sanitation worker from West Brighton is accused of faking an MRI so he could get a prescription for the painkiller oxycodone.

Counterfeit OxyContin pills are on Peterborough streets. The arrival of the knockoffs, containing high doses of fentanyl, has City police concerned.

QRxPharma Limited announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the Company U.S. Patent #8,461,171 titled "Hybrid Opioid Compounds and Compositions," which expires in 2031.

A federal jury found a 74-year-old Montgomery County doctor guilty of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, illegally distributing oxycodone, money laundering, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and other charges Tuesday.