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W5 STORY ON OPIOID ADDICTION ONE-SIDED - A Statement from the Canadian Pain Society
Toronto, Ontario – Jan 13, 2005 -- "The recent CTV W-Five story, Deadly Prescription, on the issue of addiction to prescription pain medication, emphasized only one side of the story and needlessly frightened and stigmatized the vast majority of patients in pain who use opioid pain medications appropriately." More ...
Purdue Pharma and Mount Sinai Hospital Create Partnership
Toronto, Ontario --- December 2, 2004 - The pharmaceutical company that manufactures OxyContin has partnered with one of Canada's leading hospitals to continue its battle against prescription drug abuse. Purdue Pharma and Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital have joined forces to establish the Mount Sinai/Purdue Pharma Partnership in Pain and Dependency. More ...
Opioids safe painkillers when used as prescribed
Letter to the Editor: John Stewart Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Purdue Pharma Canada. The Windsor Star. October 18, 2004. More ...
Abuse of drugs, not drugs themselves, causes problems
Letter to the Editor. John Stewart Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Purdue Pharma Canada. The Sault Star. September 23, 2004. More ...
MEDIA COVERAGE OF OXYCONTIN IS ONE-SIDED : A statement from the Canadian Pain Society
Toronto, Ontario – August 19, 2004 -- The president and the president-elect of the Canadian Pain Society have released a statement on behalf of the Society expressing their concern about the recent media coverage on the abuse of prescription opioid analgesics (pain medications). Doctors Gary Rollman and Roman Jovey were specifically referring to the recent media depiction of the misuse of one type of controlled-release opioid medication called Oxycontin. More ...
Demonizing pain drug irresponsible: OxyContin a valuable tool
Letter to the Editor: Barry Ulmer, Executive Director, Chronic Pain Association of Canada, Edmonton. Edmonton Journal. August 9, 2004. More ...
Drug ban would hurt pain sufferers: Half truths threaten use of OxyContin.
Letter to the Editor: Dr. Saifee Rashiq, Director, Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, University of Alberta Hospitals. Edmonton Journal. August 6, 2004. More ...
OxyContin manufacturer concerned about abuse too: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Health and Community Services :
OxyContin Task Force Final Report. August 3, 2004. More ...
The release of the Newfoundland Task Force report - Purdue statement
Toronto, Ontario - August 3, 2004. On behalf of Purdue Pharma, I would like to congratulate the members of the Task Force for the time and energy devoted to preparation of their comprehensive final report. Purdue knows that prescription drug abuse is a serious health problem and, like the Task Force, is committed to taking action to help combat prescription drug abuse in general - and OxyContin® abuse in particular. More ...
OxyContin manufacturer concerned about abuse too: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Health and Community Services
OxyContin Task Force Final Report. August 3, 2004. More ...
OxyContin manufacturer concerned about abuse too: Misuse of prescription drugs an issue but people in pain shouldn't be denied.
Letter to the Editor. John Stewart Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Purdue Pharma Canada. Cape Breton Post. June 19, 2004. More ...
Criminal activity should not dictate health-care policy.
Letter to the Editor. John Stewart Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Purdue Pharma Canada. The Halifax Herald. June 19, 2004. More ...
Prescription drugs: Preventing abuse, while protecting patients' rights.
Letter to the Editor. John Stewart Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Purdue Pharma Canada. The Halifax Herald. May 30, 2004. More ...
Nova Scotia: Department of Health: Prescribing Oxycodone in Nova Scotia. April 23, 2004.
Crosstalk: OxyContin Addiction and Prescription Drug Abuse: Interview With Dr. Simon Avis (Chief Medical Examiner, NL).
Radio Noon, CBC Radio One (St. John's). April 7, 2004. More ...
OxyContin: Interview with Kathryn Raymond of Purdue Pharma.
Maritime Noon, CBH-FM (Halifax). April 6, 2004. More ...
OxyContin Maker Begins Probe Into Abuse.
The Halifax Herald. April 6, 2004. More ...
OxyContin Maker Joins Fight. Deana Stokes Sullivan.
The St John's Telegram. April 5, 2004. More ...
OxyContin Maker Begins Investigation Into Abuse Problem.
Deana Stokes Sullivan. The St John's Telegram. April 5, 2004. More ...
OxyContin. Interview With Chronic Pain Sufferer.
Canada Now, NL, CBNT. February 23, 2004. More ...
OxyContin Use in Nova Scotia.
Interview with Dr. Harry Pollett. Information Morning, CBI Cape Breton. February 19, 2004. More ...
Letter to the Editor. Re: OxyContin.
Helen Tupper, President of the North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada. Halifax Mail Star. February 14, 2004. More ...
Press Release: Purdue Pharma supports task force recommendations. - February 12, 2004.
The Executive Vice President and General Manager of Purdue Pharma announced today his company is taking a leading role in implementing key recommendations of Newfoundland and Labrador's Task Force on the prevention of abuse of OxyContin® and other opioid analgesics. More ...
OxyContin: Interview with Beth Marshall
(Health Minister NL, Dr Susan King, John Stewart Executive VP Purdue Pharma. Canada Now, NL, CBNT. February 12, 2004. More ...
Prescribing Pain Relief: Re: Newfoundland Battles 'Monster': OxyContin's Deadly Grip (January 19, 2004).
Letter to the Editor: Drs AJ Clark and ME Lynch. The National Post. January 24, 2004. More ...
OxyContin. Interview with Josh Foley.
CBN-AM. St John's Morning. December 2, 2003. More ...
Pain Specialists See Reluctance By Some MDs To Prescribe OxyContin: Prescription-Drug Theft A Concern. Dan Arsenault. The Halifax Herald. June 19, 2003.
