OxyContin patent expiry poses tough choice for Ottawa
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
The federal health minister has two weeks to decide whether to allow drug companies to make a cheaper generic version of OxyContin, the much-prescribed painkiller that was pulled from the market after reports of abuse and rising addictions across Canada.
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Teen prescription drug abuse: What Parents Should Know
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Yesterday, Justina McIntyre described how her son Ronnie Powell, 19, a Souderton High School graduate, died in 2008 after overdosing on prescription painkillers drugs. Today she talks about what parents should know and do to help protect their kids and communities.
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