| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Hepatitiden
USA. OxyContin reformulation to curb opioid abuse led to hepatitis C surge, study finds
USA. OxyContin reformulation to curb opioid abuse led to hepatitis C surge, study finds
Reformulation of the pain medicine OxyContin in 2010 to make it more difficult to abuse directly led to a large rise in hepatitis C infections as drug abusers switched from the prescription medication to injectable heroin, according to a new RAND Corporation study. (RAND Corporation, USA, 04.02.2019)
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-02-oxycontin-reformulation-curb-opioid-abuse.html