Napp Pharmaceuticals

[5][6] Headquartered together with the related Napp Research Centre in the Cambridge Science Park since the 1980s,[4] it is a sister company of Purdue Pharma and Mundipharma, all of which are owned by the descendants of Mortimer and Raymond Sackler.

The company produces an array of pharmaceutical products, many for pain management, among them branded forms of oxycodone that have been identified as key drugs in the opioid epidemic.

[7][8] In the early 1970s, scientists at Napp developed a delivery system whereby a pill would slowly absorbed by the body, thereby continuously delivering a drug over a 12 hour period.

At 7:50 AM on April 22, 1995, the chemical plant run by Napp Pharmaceuticals in the New Jersey town of Lodi exploded, causing four fatalities and a serious fire that injured over 40 others.

A reaction began, increasing the temperature and pressure inside the vat as a noxious odour was noticed by employees,[12] prompting the evacuation 24 hours later.

A 10mg MS Continus-branded extended-release morphine tablet displaying the Napp logo. This tablet was manufactured by Bard Pharmaceuticals Ltd, [ 1 ] a subsidiary of Napp pharmaceuticals, [ 2 ] and distributed by Mundipharma .
The headquarters of Napp Pharmaceuticals, located in the Cambridge Science Park