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9 hrs ago | KSLA-TV Shreveport

Rx drug abuse numbers up

It's been said that Michael Jackson might have been abusing painkillers. Investigators believe that could have helped lead to his death.

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Related Topix: Drugs, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medicine, Medication, Drug Enforcement Administration

17 hrs ago | Palm Beach Post

Doctors: Ban on Vicodin, Percocetwould limit treatment options

Dr. Scott A. Berger hands out Vicodin nearly every day for pain relief from herniated discs and minor surgical procedures.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic)

Yesterday | Juneau Empire

Outside editorial: Another Tylenol scare

The following editorial first appeared in the Chicago Tribune: Twenty-seven years after the still-unsolved Tylenol murders comes a fresh warning that over-the-counter painkillers can kill.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Opinion

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Associated Content

The Health Risks of Acetaminophen/Tylenol

Acetaminophen, known as paracetamol in the UK and sold as Tylenol in America, is one of the most commonly use over-the-counter pain killers and fever reducers on the market today.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain

Chicago Sun-Times

Proposed Vicodin ban would go too far

An advisory panel to the federal Food and Drug Administration voted the other day to recommend a ban on the prescription pain medications Vicodin and Percocet.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Health, Pain, Wisdom Teeth

FirstCoastNews

Campaign To Legalize Pot Hits Airwaves

Marijuana advocacy groups are using California's budget crisis as a springboard for a new campaign to legalize pot.

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Related Topix: Drugs, California, California Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Medicine, Medication, Flexeril, Cyclobenzaprine (generic)

Wed Jul 08, 2009

The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK

Police arrest July 4 hit-and-run driver suspect

A 55-year-old Edmond woman faces a DUI complaint after striking five cars and leaving the scene of each collision, police said.

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Related Topix: Edmond, OK, Medicine, Medication, Oklahoma County, OK

KJCT

Colo. nurse faces more pain pill allegations

A Colorado nurse charged with using a terminally ill patient's name to get pain pills is now accused of doing the same with other patients.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Colorado Government, Medicine, Medication

MSNBC

Proposed Tylenol restrictions worry patients

Proposed limits on Tylenol, a painkiller as common as pain itself, have left many consumers fearful, confused and wondering where to turn for relief.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain, Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic)

EMaxHealth

Panel Wants FDA To Review Painkillers

An expert medical panel has reported on the toxicity dangers of the most commonly used analgesic drug in the U.S. - acetaminophen.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic)

Tue Jul 07, 2009

USA Today

Q&A: What is the bottom line on taking acetaminophen?

Last week, a Food and Drug Administration joint advisory committee gathered for two days to discuss safety questions surrounding acetaminophen.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Health, Pain

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Reasons Not to Panic Over a Painkiller

Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 8:17 a.m. Few drugs are more ubiquitous than acetaminophen, the pain reliever found in numerous over-the-counter cold remedies and the headache drug Tylenol.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain, Headache, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic)

New York Magazine

Live Without Vicodin?

Maximum Safe Daily Dose of Acetaminophen: 4 grams Approximate Number of Vicodin to Get You There: 8 1920 The German pharmaceutical company Knoll synthesizes hydrocodone, an opiate painkiller chemically similar to codeine.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Drugs

Mon Jul 06, 2009

WQOW

FDA Panel Says it Wants Some Pain Killers Pulled

Eau Claire Eau Claire family physician sides with FDA panel decision. A Food and Drug Administration panel says prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet that combine a popular painkiller with stronger narcotics should be eliminated because of their role in deadly overdoses.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Drugs, Medicine, Medication, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Health, Pain

San Jose Mercury News

Fisher: How we love those drugs

Last week a federal advisory panel recommended banning America's most popular and effective prescription pain pills, including Percocet and Vicodin.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Health, Medication, Pain, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Arthritis, Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic)

MediaPost Publications

FDA Advisors: Take Vicodin, Percocet Off Shelf; NyQuil Next?

A panel assembled by the Food and Drug Administration voted 20 to 17 to advise the FDA to remove from the market drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet that combine acetaminophen with narcotics.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Medication, Drugs, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Health, Pain

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Woman's Day

Daily Dose: Acetaminophen Dangers

The headlines have been buzzing with talk about acetaminophen. That's because an advisory panel recently recommended that the FDA adopt some substantial changes.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Health, Pain

HealthLawProf Blog

FDA Panel Recommends Ban on 2 Painkillers

The New York Times: A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on the liver.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Medication, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Drugs

The Shreveport Times

Recent drug related DWI arrests

A Caddo Sheriff's deputy stopped Robinson about noon on May 27, 2008, in Oil City after receiving a citizen report about a possible drunk driver, court records show.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Medication, Shreveport Metro, Shreveport, LA

Sat Jul 04, 2009

MLive.com

Medical marijuana: Legal to smoke, illegal to obtain

Steve used to take prescription painkillers such as Vicodin after he tore the tendons in his right hand about six years ago.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Medication, Kalamazoo, MI, Michigan, Michigan Government, Kalamazoo County, MI

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