Abbott, Casio, Tesco, Best Buy: Intellectual Property

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

The court will rule by June. The FTC, backed by the Justice Department, is appealing a ruling that rejected its suit against Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc., now owned by Abbott Labs, and three generic-drug makers over Androgel, a treatment for low …
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Claiming Xanax addiction, ex-Yonkers councilwoman in corruption case seeks …

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YONKERS, New York — A former Yonkers city councilwoman convicted of corruption is pressing to start her time behind bars in a drug treatment program. But prosecutors … Sapone says Annabi became addicted to Xanax after her 2010 arrest. Annabi was …
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Recovering Santa Rosa addict describes descent into heroin use

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In 2010, O.G. was arrested for theft, burglary and drug possession. There was jail time and some addiction treatment, but it didn't hold. In late 2010, amid a nationwide epidemic of addiction to OxyContin, the company that makes the drug changed the …
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