Court Rejects Doctor's Appeal of Pain Pill-Related Conviction
Sentenced to four life terms for overdose deaths of patients
Sentenced to four life terms for overdose deaths of patients
Pushing medications for unauthorized uses
Even with the risk of helping create resistant bugs
Following the huge boom of the '90s
Over violations of manufacturing rules
Fears widespread use has led to addiction, but not actual success
Lawsuit to protect business interests
University of Washington study published in Lancet
Better that people suffer than that anybody ever get high, right?
A quarter of those using drugs they are not prescribed are using them to get high
Doesn't want consumers to be able to choose
Bad regulations prevent manufacturers from updating labels about new risks
Leads to predictable call for more government oversight of medications
More than 1,500 sites shut down
If they follow the rules of the FDA
Two-step generic pills will be available to all, but the one-step pill remains on hold for review
Fear it will leave to unnecessary drug treatments
There are addicts out there, so she must suffer
Erecting their defenses to counterfeiters
Wants to stop order from taking effect during appeal
Too bad the government's started a war on pain medication, too
Addiction fears means nobody can have it unless they make changes
30 of 31 pharmacies inspected had problems
Informant befriended the father of three, convinced him he was in pain and needed help
Swiss drug maker was seeking patent protection for a cancer drug
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