Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, is testing the pain drug in kids ages 6 to 16 July 3, 2012— -- The maker of the powerful pain drug OxyContin is beginning to test the medicine in children, ...
A reformulation of OxyContin that makes it harder to abuse has curtailed the drug's illicit use. But some 25 percent of drug abusers entering rehab said they still abused the prescription painkiller ...
After OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019, members of the Sackler family, which controlled the company, arranged a resolution that included personal protection ...