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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;"><font size="3">News items not directly linked to pharm waste that may be of interest:<br>
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<a href="https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/07/06/pfizer-opioids-chicago-painkiller/" target="_blank">https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/07/06/pfizer-opioids-chicago-painkiller/</a><br>
To avoid a lawsuit, d<span style="background-color:white;"><font color="black"><span style="font-size:16px;">rug manufacturer Pfizer has agreed to start disclosing, in promotional materials for its opioid painkiller Embeda, that narcotic drugs come with a serious
risk of addiction even when used according to directions. Will others follow suit?<br>
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<a href="https://www.statnews.com/2016/05/11/oxycontin-records-sought-stat-ordered-unsealed-kentucky-judge/" target="_blank">https://www.statnews.com/2016/05/11/oxycontin-records-sought-stat-ordered-unsealed-kentucky-judge/</a><br>
In May, a Kentucky judge ruled in a lawsuit, brought by STAT, that secret documents tied to the marketing of OxyContin must be released. The drug maker is appealing that decision which has postponed the release.
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<div><font size="3">Ed Gottlieb</font><br>
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<div><font size="3">Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility</font><br>
<font size="3">525 3</font><font face="Times New Roman"><sup>rd</sup></font><font size="3"> Street</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">Ithaca, NY 14850</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">(607) 273-8381</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">fax: (607) 273-8433</font></div>
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