Sentence examples for Active narcotic from inspiring English sources

Purdue officials said they had hoped to avert OxyContin misuse by encapsulating its active narcotic, a compound called oxycodone, in a time-released formula.

The company officials said naloxone was not a suitable antagonist for oxycodone, the active narcotic in OxyContin, for a variety of technical and medical reasons.

Hydrocodone, the active narcotic in the pills, faced tighter prescribing restrictions if used alone than if it was contained in a medication that combined it with acetaminophen, an over-the-counter painkiller found in products like Tylenol.

Forty-five (7.2%) had a history of substance use, of whom 40 used khat (though the majority (72.5%) of these used it less than twice per week); 27 used cigarettes (44.5% used three or more times per week); 6 reported using hashish' (cannabis) and 9 used shisha (a less active narcotic smoked (sucked) through a tube like apparatus).

Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, non-narcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.

He was sure some were connected to powerful Asian gangs also known to be active in narcotics, extortion and money-laundering.

James McCool, head of the NYPD's crime intelligence section, says the Kings remain active in narcotics, weapons sales and street crime.

Furthermore, HSCT patients typically are less active and require narcotics and sedatives for pain relief and anxiolysis, both of which may contribute to reductions in REE during hospitalization.

Earlier this month the Guardian revealed that the Royal Navy would no longer be sending a warship to patrol the Caribbean, where it has played an active role in counter-narcotic and disaster relief operations.

For example, the agency charged that Cardinal was selling 50 times the amount of pain pills containing the narcotic oxycodone, the active ingredient in OxyContin and other drugs, to its four top pharmacy customers in Florida than it was supplying to the average drugstore in that state.

The police said she was carrying two tablets containing oxycodone, a narcotic that is the active ingredient in the pain reliever OxyContin.