Archive for the 'Chronic Pain' Category



Labopharm’s chronic pain drug Ryzolt receives US FDA approval (PharmaBiz)

Sunday 4 January 2009 @ 11:45 pm
Labopharm Inc announced that Ryzolt (tramadol HCl extended release tablets), Labopharm's once-daily formulation of the analgesic tramadol, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Ryzolt is indicated for the management of moderate to moderately severe chronic pain in adults who require around-the-clock treatment of their pain for an extended period of time.



Pain pills, heroin popular with local teens (The Californian)

Sunday 4 January 2009 @ 8:16 pm
Southwest County may be nicknamed the "Bible Belt" of Southern California, but it's got its share of skeletons in the closet.



Top 10 Local News Stories of 2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)

Sunday 4 January 2009 @ 10:10 am
Following are the topics that comprise the Top 10 local news stories of 2008, as selected by the Record-Eagle.



Database will help ID addicts (The Des Moines Register)

Sunday 4 January 2009 @ 5:12 am

Iowa physicians and pharmacists soon will have a new tool to help identify drug addicts who “doctor-shop” to feed their habits.




Dozens Comment on Proposed Pain pill Guidelines (FOX 13 Utah)

Friday 2 January 2009 @ 11:24 pm
Dozens of Utahns have commented on guidelines proposed by the Utah Department of Health aimed at helping doctors know when to prescribe pills for chronic pain. The guidelines were written to reduce the over-prescribing of pain pills. Since 1999 Utah has seen a 200 percent increase in the number of overdose deaths.



Labopharm wins FDA approval for pain drug (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

Friday 2 January 2009 @ 6:25 am
Labopharm, a Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced that the FDA has approved Ryzolt, the companys once-daily formulation of the analgesic tramadol.



Do we really need a drug czar? (New York Daily News)

Friday 2 January 2009 @ 4:31 am
Barack Obama may choose to nominate Minnesota Representative, and recovering alcoholic, Jim Ramstad to be the next drug czar. But what I am against is the colossal waste of the War on Drugs.



Actavis extends specialty drug portfolio in US by acquiring Kadian (PharmaBiz)

Friday 2 January 2009 @ 3:45 am
Actavis has acquired the brand name drug Kadian from King Pharmaceuticals for not more than USD127.5million, based on quarterly sales related milestones, ending 30 June 2010.



Letter: Preventing drug addiction is a battle that begins at home (Gloucester Daily Times)

Thursday 1 January 2009 @ 5:19 am
To the editor: In 1974, one of us, new to the area, asked a young person if there was a "drug problem" in Gloucester. The answer was: "No, you can get whatever you want." If that question were posed today, a young person might add that he would first check out the family medicine cabinet.



Labopharm’s Ryzolt pain reliever approved by Food and Drug Administration (Canadian Business)

Wednesday 31 December 2008 @ 5:48 pm
MONTREAL - Labopharm Inc. (TSX:DDS) says its flagship drug Ryzolt, a once-daily formulation of the painkiller tramadol, has been approved for sale



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