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Re:The rise of drug overdoses in New Hampshire has created a... by othersideofcoin on Sunday October 08, 2017 @03:40PM (#15429608)
Because the 12 hr formula was part of a huge marketing push to reduce doctors' "opiphobia" and get them to prescribe more. Doctors were likely unaware of the roller coaster ride of withdrawal they were sending patients on.
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Re:The rise of drug overdoses in New Hampshire has created a... by hansthehorse on Monday October 09, 2017 @12:16AM (#15431543)
I believe the patent extension to keep it from going generic was predicated on the 12 hour, slow release, dosage.
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