For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid OxyContin for the treatment of chronic pain.

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription ...

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a ...

Mount Kisco Discusses E-Cigarette Culture MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Samantha Ortiz­Herard from The Mid­Hudson Prevention Resource Center will discuss vape culture at the Mount Kisco Partners in ...

Novo Nordisk, for its part, is expected to jump from 10th place to sixth this year, according to Evaluate Pharma’s consensus forecasts. Nevertheless, it’s Roche that’s been tipped to stand ...

[1] The Sackler family owned and controlled Purdue Pharma, the maker of oxycontin, which contributed to the opioid crisis. Empire of Pain, written by investigative journalist Patrick Keefe ...

Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 250 branded medications including Pfizer COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, Bristol Myers Squibb’s cancer cell therapies, and vaccines from France’s ...

In mid-November, Stamford, CT-based Purdue Pharma LP announced a pilot program to apply radio-frequency identification (RFID) labels (right) to 100-ct bottles of its OxyContin tablets shipped to ...

Five Purdue Pharma LP patents covering an abuse-resistant OxyContin formulation that reduces the opiod’s toxicity are invalid, the Federal Circuit said Monday. Circuit Judge Sharon Prost, writing for ...

This scenario indicates that 2025 will be a promising year for the pharma sector. A report by Axis Securities last month outlined a positive outlook for the pharmaceutical sector over the next three ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) under past Toledo guard Seth Hubbard (12) during the second half of an NCAA ...

1995 - OxyContin, a long-acting version of oxycodone that slowly releases the drug over 12 hours, is introduced and aggressively marketed as a safer pain pill by manufacturer, Purdue Pharma. May 10, ...