Archive for the 'Fentanyl' Category



Victory Mills man pleads guilty to selling narcotic patches that ultimately resulted in Washington County teen’s death

Tuesday 31 August 2010 @ 3:39 pm

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Victory Mills man pleaded guilty today to selling Fentanyl patches prescribed to his father to a Washington County man. The patches ultimately wound up in the hands of 17-year-old Morgan Harrington who died as a result of ingesting the narcotic.




Haze documentary shows cases alcohol abuse, hazing on college campuses

Sunday 29 August 2010 @ 1:16 pm

The first reaction was annoyance. It was 9 p.m. on a Thursday night. People had other things to do. How was this movie about hazing and alcohol different?




Questions linger over Mayo hepatitis, ex-employee’s actions

Sunday 29 August 2010 @ 1:56 am

Mayo Clinic’s top brass gathered in a Jacksonville conference room last week to pledge full disclosure in an embarrassing matter. One of their own, a radiologic technologist, had admitted to injecting himself at times with a potent painkiller that was intended for patients undergoing invasive procedures in the unit where he worked. In the process, he exposed patients to hepatitis C, which …




Arrested Mayo Clinic worker identified

Saturday 28 August 2010 @ 8:02 am

Multiple news agencies are reporting the identity of a former Mayo Clinic radiological technologist fired for stealing patient pain drugs. Mayo Clinic Florida administrators alleged the fired worker injected himself with the opiate pain killer Fentanyl and replaced it with saline solution, then injected the substitute into patient IV lines, thereby infecting at least three with hepatitis C from …




Amy L. Kline of Manitowoc found guilty of endangering safety

Saturday 28 August 2010 @ 5:16 am

MANITOWOC A Manitowoc woman accused of first-degree reckless homicide in connection with the 2007 drug overdose death of a Manitowoc man accepted a plea bargain Friday and was found guilty of first-degree recklessly endangering safety.




In Home Health Care Worker Charged with Stealing from Patient

Wednesday 25 August 2010 @ 8:00 pm

An in home health care worker in Jackson County, West Virginia is charged with stealing Fentanyl patches from her patient.




BioAlliance Pharma Announces the Launch of Oravig® on the US Market by Its Commercial Partner, Strativa/Par …

Tuesday 24 August 2010 @ 12:37 pm

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: BioAlliance Pharma SA (Paris:BIO)(Euronext Paris – BIO), a company dedicated to the supportive care and treatment of cancer patients, today announces the launch in the United States of Oravig® (known as Loramyc® in Europe) for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) in adults by its commercial partner, Strativa Pharmaceuticals, the proprietary …




Pittston man enters a guilty plea

Tuesday 24 August 2010 @ 6:38 am

SCRANTON – A Pittston man facing trial in Luzerne County…




To Start A Spinoff Biz, Look To Utah

Tuesday 24 August 2010 @ 2:27 am

When it comes to creating new start-ups from academic research, only MIT compares to the University of Utah — despite the fact that MIT’s research budget is five times larger. Now officials from colleges around the country are flocking to Salt Lake City to learn the school’s secret.




Pittston man enters guilty plea

Monday 23 August 2010 @ 8:07 pm

SCRANTON – A Pittston man facing trial in Luzerne County Court on drug charges has agreed to plead guilty to a federal offense of conspiracy to possess and manufacture drugs.




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