“We had a massive opioid problem that needed to be rectified,” said Antonio Ciaccia, president of 3 Axis Advisors, a consulting firm that analyzes prescription drug pricing. “But the federal ...
About The Study: In this study of Oregon residents in households of at least two members, the findings suggest that household prescription availability is associated with increased odds of opioid ...
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared the overdose reversal drug Narcan for sale without a prescription — a ...
"Tens of millions of people have operations in the U.S. every year, and most of them go home with a prescription for an opioid painkiller. Although they are meant for short-term use during ...
Amid the worsening U.S. overdose crisis, experts say that Narcan is a key tool in preventing more deaths. Now, Narcan will soon be available OTC, the FDA says.
A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a 19-year-old who bought what appeared to be prescription oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. A huge opioid settlement ...
Prescription opioid use could have a negative effect on cognitive function in older adults, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The ...
Deaths from all opioid-related overdoses, including prescription, synthetic opioids and heroin, substantially increased from fewer than 400 in 2019 to more than 600 in 2021, annual data from the ...
A study published in the BMJ has found that there is no association between maternal opioid prescription after delivery and adverse infant outcomes (Getty Images/iStockphoto) A study published in ...
The first ever over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday, a move that could dramatically increase access to a ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the ...
With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on ...
