Doctors in California and Texas are currently under investigation for illegally prescribing Ledger the painkillers Oxycontin and Vicodin, according to reports.
Whether the individual doctors did anything wrong, however, patients can get in trouble when they go to multiple doctors — which is increasingly the case in today’s world.
That’s why it is […]
Entries Tagged as 'OxyContin'
Did doctors illegally prescribe pills to Heath Ledger?
February 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Health 2.0 · OxyContin · Prescription drug abuse · Vicodin
Hydrocodone supplants OxyContin as the new “hillbilly heroin”
August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
A few years ago, OxyContin was all over the news because of Rush Limbaugh’s much-publicized addiction — and also because its illicit use was so widespread in Appalachia that it was known as “hillbilly heroin.”
We’re not sure about Rush, but apparently the hillibillies have moved on — to hydrocodone. According to the AP:
As OxyContin […]
Tags: Hydrocodone · OxyContin · Painkillers · Prescription drug abuse · Prescription drugs
OxyContin junkies on the loose? Don’t worry — the Rx Patrol is here!
July 15th, 2007 · No Comments
From the Hagerstown, Md., Herald-Mail:
A drug company gave rewards Friday to three Virginia residents who assisted in apprehending a Waynesboro, Pa., man charged in a May 2 robbery and carjacking in Williamsport.
Rx Patrol, which is financed by OxyContin maker Purdue Pharmaceutical Co., gave $3,750 in rewards, Washington County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Roy Harsh said. […]
Tags: OxyContin · Pharmaceutical companies · Purdue Pharmaceutical
Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007: A closer look
May 26th, 2007 · No Comments
The Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007, a bill jointly introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), is currently being considered by Congress.
We strongly favor this proposed legislation and, though we are a bit cynical about its prospects, we thought we would detail its provisions and why the […]
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