Medscape5d
Eradicating Analgesic Use of Meperidine in a Hospital
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(11):1148-1152. Health care organizations around the nation have been working to reduce the use of meperidine as a first-line agent for pain management. Despite the ...
Nearly 12,600 babies born addicted to drugs in England since 2014
Thousands of babies have been born hooked on drugs in England over the past decade, new data has revealed. More than 1,000 ...
pharmaphorum1d
Access and elimination: the future of DAAs in hepatitis C
This may not be the case, though. For example, a phase 3 clinical trial of one recently-launched DAA in drug users on opioid substitution therapy found that cure rates were 91.5% – comparable to ...
Chiropractic care associated with reduction in opioid-related adverse drug events
A new study led by researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that adults with newly diagnosed sciatica ...
Medicaid patients struggle with telehealth access for opioid treatment post-pandemic
Patients with opioid use disorder enrolled in Medicaid were less likely to receive telehealth care after the COVID-19 ...
FierceBiotech1d
Tris builds clinical case for opioid alternative by showing its pain drug is less likely to be abused
Having shown last week that its opioid alternative can reduce post-surgery pain, Tris Pharma is back with another slice of ...
ABC News6d
Purdue Pharma, Sackler families boost contribution in opioid settlement to $7.4 billion
The Sacklers will no longer have liability protection from future lawsuits. The company and the once-prominent family behind the drug OxyContin agreed Thursday to increase their financial ...
The Boston Globe5d
Massachusetts to receive more than $100 million from landmark opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers
The $7.4 billion deal with the OxyContin maker creates a controversial legal-defense fund for the Sacklers. Massachusetts residents who lost relatives to opioid overdoses expressed elation ...
CNN6d
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $7.4 billion national opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid ...
New York Post5d
Purdue Pharma, Sackler family owners agree to landmark $7.4B opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication Oxycontin caused a widespread opioid ...
WECT5d
North Carolina included in $7.4 billion opioid crisis settlement
RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Attorney General Jeff Jackson has announced a settlement with Purdue Pharma for role in creating the opioid crisis. According to a press release, Purdue and its owners, the ...
Opinion
Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN1dOpinion
Commentary: Expand access to non-opioid pain treatments — Christian Josi
President Trump made improving Americans’ health a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign. Perhaps no issue has devastated our public health more over the last 25 years than the opioid crisis. Thankfully, ...