Medical Supply

OxyContin is the brand name of a time-release formula of oxycodone produced by the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma.[11] It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1995 and first introduced to the U.S. market in 1996.[11] By 2001, OxyContin was the best-selling non-generic narcotic pain reliever in the U.S.; 2008 sales in the U.S. totaled $2.5 billion.[12] An analysis of data from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration found that retail sales of oxycodone "jumped nearly six-fold between 1997 and 2005."[13]Mundipharma distributes OxyContin in Australia,[14] China,[15] and Europe.[16]