Akela Pharma announces approval to initiate Fentanyl TAIFUN(R ... Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - Its pipeline also includes therapeutics for asthma, COPD, growth hormone deficiencies and controlled substance abuse deterrent formulations. ...

State looks to prevent prescription drug deaths Desert Valley Times, UT - According to the state reports, the most common legal drugs associated with fatal overdoses were methadone, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl . ...

Drug causing Bedford teens death is highly toxic NewHampshire.com, NH - The abuse of drugs will always be with us. Methadone, not fentanyl , is the drug of choice in New Hampshire and has become the leading cause of drug deaths ...

Town is in top 10 of opioid-related hospitalizations Wakefield Observer, MA - Perhaps the most infamous opioid, heroin, is naturally derived, while opioids such as oxycodone (OxyContin), fentanyl , morphine, methadone and codeine are ...

Alpharma Hurt by Medco as Insurers Balk at Pain Patch (Correct) Bloomberg - Prices range from $3.17 per patch for nitroglycerine to $17 for fentanyl , according to drugstore.com. Flector sales won't improve unless insurers begin ...

FDA Weighs Training to Dispense Narcotics New York Times, United States - Dr. Rappaport said the FDA was most concerned about potent and longer-acting narcotics like methadone, fentanyl and certain formulations of the drug ...

Akela Pharma reports results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - In May our original licensing and development agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV for Fentanyl TAIFUN(R) was amended to secure advanced milestones of $3 ...

In DC, an Intolerable Medicaid Burden Washington Post, United States - Last week I made numerous calls and spent 30 minutes just to get authorization for a fentanyl patch for one patient. Although the authorizing personnel were ...

Watson Recalls Fentanyl Pain Patches Over Leakage Worries Newsinferno.com, NY - Fentanyl is considered a Class II substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration, meaning it is associated with a high potential for abuse and a risk for ...

Camden deaths key to cracking fentanyl -laced heroin case Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Health officials warned of the dangers, Allen said, and offered help to those who visited the county's substance abuse unit. But few stopped by. ...