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Oxycodone was first formulated in 1917, so it's not really "new". There are lots of FDA-approved drugs that are highly inappropriate for most patients. One of
by jessaustin 6y ago
Oxycodone was first formulated in 1917, so it's not really "new".
There are lots of FDA-approved drugs that are highly inappropriate for most patients. One of the reasons we tolerate the professional status of physicians is because of their purported expertise in prescribing these drugs safely. If they don't know the function and habit-forming potential of opioids, one might well question that expertise. They aren't regulated in any sense by FDA, and they can't blame FDA for their ignorance.
- DanBC 6y ago> Oxycodone was first formulated in 1917, so it's not really "new" The drug being talked about was given a new time-release formulation which was described as less addictive. The drug company spent a lot of time and money distorting the image around addictiveness. Here's a list of things Purdue did: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/conferences/globalhealthsymposium/docs/Third_Amended_Complaint_14_cv_04361.pdf https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/conference...
- jessaustin 6y agoI agree, go after the deep pockets. I sympathize with patients who became addicted to oxy, while at the same time I'm convinced that opioids should be available to those who need them. I'm glad I got some Demerol when I needed it. I even sympathize with physicians who weighed their patients' needs against the risks of addiction, carefully followed up on their oxy prescriptions, and still had some patients succumb to addiction. I don't sympathize with blanket statements like "doctors just trusted Purdue". Any physician who refilled an opioid prescription without asking the patient some blunt questions and being satisfied with the answers is a piss-poor physician.