Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in full Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky, Dostoyevsky also spelled Dostoevsky (born November 11 [October 30, Old Style], 1821, Moscow, Russiaâdied February 9 [January 28, Old Style], 1881, St. Petersburg), Russian novelist and short-story writer whose psychological penetration into the darkest recesses of the human heart, together ...
On December 12, 1995, the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid analgesic OxyContin. It hit the market in 1996. In its first year, OxyContin accounted for $45 million in sales for its manufacturer, Stamford, Connecticut-based pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma. By 2000 that number would balloon to $1.1 billion, an increase of well over 2,000 percent in a span of just four years.
OxyContin is a popular prescription medication used for the treatment of pain. As a long-acting narcotic analgesic, OxyContin is an effective drug for maintaining baseline pain control. Unfortunately, OxyContin can produce unwanted side effects in various parts of the body, including the kidneys and liver. Although serious effects in the liver and kidneys are rare, close monitoring is recommended for patients with existing liver or kidney disease.