UCSF Industry Documents Library

Explore the slide deck to see how Mallinckrodt sales reps were trained to incorporate the disposal pouches into their Xartemis XR (oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen) sales calls. www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/hgpy0242/

Two objects. On the right there is a [...] - OIDA Image Collection "Two objects. On the right there is a green packet labeled Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Medication Disposal System. On the left there is a box that appears to have several of these packets in them. Th...

Mallinckrodt used Verde's Medsaway® pouch to promote safe medication disposal. The label highlights clean water, but the image’s source focuses on minimizing “potential for diversion or accidental exposure” of prescription #opioids. See in #OIDAimages: images.oida-resources.jhu.edu/d4201f85-a10...

Link to new docs: www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/opioids/docu...

And we shared a guide about PBM Medco (now part of Express Scripts) and their relationship with Purdue: www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/opioids/more...

We also posted a guide about Endo's 2017 withdrawal of “crush-resistant” Opana ER from the market, due to public health concerns. Read more: www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/opioids/more...

In February we added about 273,000 new Endo documents to the #Opioid #Archive, bringing the collection to more than 1.6 million docs.

We’re excited to share our first batch of artificial intelligence (AI) generated metadata, enhancing access by adding info like title, author, and date to more than 3K docs in the #Opioid #Archive's Teva & Allergan Documents. Read more in our blog post: www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/news/6998aff...

🎉 We are in the final stages of processing the last volumes of internal documents produced by the Settling States in the multistate litigation against #Juul Labs. New guides & rsrch tools for working w Juul Labs documents will b added to the site soon!
www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/coll...

Paper alert 👏 Researchers used #Opioid #Archive docs to investigate how companies like Purdue may have employed abuse-deterrent formulations to protect market share rather than to protect public health: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

Role of trade associations in managing conflict between US cigarette and smokeless tobacco industries Objective The merging of US smokeless tobacco (SLT) and cigarette industries in the early 2000s was highly predictable based on cigarette manufacturers’ long-standing interest in developing SLT produc...

Paper Alert! Using the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, authors investigate the role of trade associations in managing conflict between the US cigarette and smokeless tobacco industries. #TobaccoControl #PublicHealth #archives
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Q&A: Industry Documents Library Virtual Office Hour. Tuesday, February 24, from 10 to 11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. UCSF Library logo.

Need help navigating IDL’s website? Join our virtual office hour to ask IDL archivists your burning questions about using the archive search and research tools.

Tues, Feb 24, 10 – 11 a.m. PST

Zoom live Q&A, not recorded

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Corporate Strategies to Market PAX Vaporizers for Cannabis Use Under Federal Restrictions in the United States Legal restrictions have limited the overt marketing of cannabis and associated paraphernalia in the United States. This study assessed how one company, PAX Labs, marketed its devices for vaporizing...

Paper alert! Our Juul Labs Collection used to investigate "Corporate Strategies to Market PAX Vaporizers for Cannabis Use Under Federal Restrictions in the United States"
#archives #libraries #publichealth
doi.org/10.1080/1082...

WE as a way forward: Notes from the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Collection - UCSF Library Michelle Memran reflects on reviewing materials form the UCSF HIV/AIDS Epidemic Collection for her project Past Advocacy/Future Change.

Our 2025 UCSF Library Artist in Residence, Michelle Memran, has been working with the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Collection to examine how these early advocacy materials & strategies can help reshape current public health messaging for Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
www.library.ucsf.edu/news/we-as-a...

Read the article from @jlme-journal.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1017/jme....

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Opioid Documents in Action: Diverting Data and Drugs. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join Dr. Antoine Lentacker for a Q&A about "Diverting Data and Drugs: A Narrative Review of the Mallinckrodt Documents."

Join the Opioid Industry Documents Archive on Thurs, March 12 at 1:00 pm ET (10:00 am PT) as we host a Q&A with Dr. Antoine Lentacker about his article using OIDA, “Diverting Data and Drugs: A Narrative Review of the Mallinckrodt Documents.” Register for Zoom webinar: jhjhm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Q&A: Industry Documents Library Virtual Office Hour. Tuesday, February 24, from 10 to 11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. UCSF Library logo.

Need help navigating IDL’s website? Join our virtual office hour to ask IDL archivists your burning questions about using the archive search and research tools.

Tues, Feb 24, 10 – 11 a.m. PST

Zoom live Q&A, not recorded

👉 tiny.ucsf.edu/Cqfziy for registration & accessibility info

Learn more about how Teva promoted Fentora in the 2012 “Fentora Tactical Presentation” slide deck: www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/ggnl0320/

Two electronic devices - an iPad and an [...] - OIDA Image Collection "Two electronic devices - an iPad and an iPhone - displaying a 3D model of a man's torso. The iPad is on the left side of the image and the iPhone is in the center. On the iPad screen there is a list ...

This "Digital Pain Diary” feature was part of the Teva Pain Portal and the company’s “Project Breakthrough” campaign to promote Fentora, a fentanyl buccal tablet. See in #OIDAimages: images.oida-resources.jhu.edu/a18f4929-aef...

Image from 2004 Purdue presentation on Medco (now part of Express Scripts): www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/nskv0413/

Hundreds of docs originate primarily from Purdue, OptumRx, and Express Scripts, Inc., with smaller numbers of docs from Endo, Janssen, Teva, and Cardinal Health. Read more in our blog post: www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/news/697b824...

PBMs can drive the prescription drug market through rebates and other incentives that often promote some drugs over others. Various plaintiffs have alleged that PBMs contributed to the opioid epidemic through their business practices and relationships with opioid manufacturers.

Pie chart titled "PBM's control 57% of OxyContin Gross Sales" from Final Fact Pack-Medco Version (Purdue 2004 presentation)

Explore our new PBM (pharmacy benefit managers) collection—documents that were unsealed as part of ongoing #opioid litigation involving PBMs and their alleged role in the opioid crisis. www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/opioids/coll...

We added 60,000 more Juul Labs documents this week bringing the total # of docs to 4.9 million! 👏 
New content guides and research tools for working with #Juul Labs documents are being crafted and will be added to the site soon. Stay tuned!
#archives

www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/coll...

presentation slide created by Syngenta titled Paraquat and Parkinson's Disease Investigative Toxicology Research with bullet points about generating data to support the defense of Syngenta products

Excited to introduce our new #Paraquat Collection. 👏
Internal Syngenta documents, submitted as exhibits in court filings, indicate company had longstanding knowledge of Paraquat’s risks but failed 2 disclose this info to the public. @c2ech.bsky.social

www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/chemical/col...

Applications Open for 2026 Digital Projects Internship - UCSF Library UCSF Archives and Special collections is seeking a digital project intern to support digitization and digital health humanities initiatives.

UCSF Archives & Special Collections is seeking a part-time digital projects intern to support active digitization & digital health humanities initiatives March through June 2026. Prior experience in archives not required.
#archives #hiring
Apply now at: www.library.ucsf.edu/news/2026-di...

Could You Be the 2026 UCSF Library Artist in Residence? - UCSF Library The UCSF Library is accepting applications for the 2026 UCSF Library Artist in Residence through March 25, 2026.

Could You Be the 2026 UCSF Library Artist in Residence?

UCSF Library Archives & Special Collections and Makers Lab are accepting proposals for the 7th annual UCSF Library Artist in Residence program. The 2026 residency will begin July 1st. #libraries #archives
www.library.ucsf.edu/news/could-y...

See the American Pain Foundation session notes (p. 102) and more in the Oklahoma lawsuit against Purdue and other industry players: www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/hmxk0282/

He highlights a 2007 American Pain Foundation brainstorming session that noted, "encourage patients to advocate for their rights … let women educate women in their natural settings (e.g., Tupperware parties, garden groups, e-cards)."

Welcome to the Tupperware Party Opioid marketing teams planned to "educate women in their natural settings" — including "Tupperware parties" — that female "empowerment" meant demanding more pain pills.

Glad to see Matt Bivens' latest in his #opioid crisis series. open.substack.com/pub/mattbive...

Explore the rest of the slide deck: www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/ffpn0333/