FDA APPROVES OXYCONTIN USE FOR CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 11

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved the narcotic painkiller OxyContin for pediatric use. The regulatory agency reported the drug is safe for children as young as 11 who are experiencing chronic pain that cannot be treated successfully with other medications. OxyContin is an extended-release version of oxycodone.

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Prescribing children OxyContin comes under fire

As President Barack Obama pushes new initiatives to stem the rampant abuse of prescription opioids, controversy is still brewing over the recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration to allow children as young as 11 to be prescribed OxyContin, one of the most abused prescription drugs in Pennsylvania.

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OXYCONTIN PAINKILLER FOR CHILDREN GOT U.S. FDA APPROVAL

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it has approved the use of the powerful and frequently abused opioid painkiller OxyContin for children ages 11 to 16 who suffer from severe long-term pain.

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Prescription Drugs Now Kill More People In The US Than Heroin And Cocaine Combined

Prescription opioid painkillers are responsible for more fatal overdoses in the U.S. than heroin and cocaine combined, according to a new study out of Brandeis University.

Prescription Drugs Now Kill More People In The US Than Heroin And Cocaine Combined

Babies born in withdrawal from prescription drugs

Black Children Less Likely to Get Pain Meds in ER

Black children seen in the emergency department for abdominal pain are less likely to receive pain medication than white children, according to a new study.

Black Children Less Likely to Get Pain Meds in ER

Doctors see surge in newborns hooked on mothers' pain pills

Medical authorities are witnessing explosive growth in the number of newborn babies hooked on prescription painkillers, innocent victims of their mothers' addictions.


Doctors see surge in newborns hooked on mothers' pain pills

FDA warns about teething drugs for babies

FDA warns about teething drugs for babies

The Food and Drug Administration said children under two should not use products with benzocaine, unless a doctor gives an okay.