Massachusetts Ban on Zohydro a Slippery Slope
(Editor's note: John Burke is president of National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators and Pharmaceutical Diversion Education Inc., which provide educational and consulting services on…
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Drug Maker Blames ‘Misinformation’ for Zohydro Controversy
The CEO of a company that recently introduced a new and more potent opioid painkiller is blaming “false and misleading statements” – including allegations by…
Purdue Developing Hydrocodone Drug to Rival Zohydro
Zohydro has some competition. Just days after drug maker Zogenix Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX) began sales of the first pure hydrocodone painkiller in the United States,…
Zohdryo Sales Begin
Drug maker Zogenix Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX) says its controversial new opioid painkiller Zohydro is now available in “select” pharmacies in the United States, a drug…
Pills for Breakfast: I Am Pro Zohydro
I am pro Zohydro, a new potent, hydrocodone-based, extended-release painkiller, because I am in so much pain, so much of the time. I am pro…
Addiction Experts Want FDA to Revoke Zohydro Approval
A coalition of addiction treatment experts, healthcare agencies and consumer groups is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of Zohydro,…
Pills for Breakfast: A Year of Pain
The thing about being in pain every day is that people expect you to get used to it. You never get used to it. It’s…
Oxycodone and Hydrocodone Most Popular Among Opioid Abusers
Oxycodone and hydrocodone are the “drugs of choice” for abusers of opioid pain medication, according to a new survey of thousands of opioid addicts entering…