A new study from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry has found that low doses of naltrexone can be a non-addictive alternative to opioids for patients with orofacial and chronic pain. S...
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U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) reintroduce legislation Thursday that would require prescription painkillers that are addictive to have warning labels. The bill, Lessening Addiction by Enhancing Labe...
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Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III recently filed a lawsuit in Knox County Circuit Court against Food City Supermarkets, LLC and K-VA-T Food Stores. The lawsuit alleges Food City p...
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A coalition of nearly every attorney general in the country has agreed to a $573 million settlement in an ongoing lawsuit against McKinsey & Company for its role in the opioid epidemic. McKinsey, ...
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Researchers from Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan studied patients to evaluate post-surgery painkiller options. The researchers studied 620 patients who had surgery for hernia repair...
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against pharmaceutical companies accused of violating antitrust laws. The law...
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A pain management regimen of mainly over-the-counter medications for trauma patients reduced opioid exposure and achieved equal levels of pain control, according to a The University of Texas Health Sc...
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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) praised the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to lift requirements on physicians to prescribe drugs to help patients struggling with addiction medicat...
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A team of scientists, led by Duke University, have developed a bio-compatible surgical patch that releases nonopioid painkillers directly to the site of a wound. The polymer patch, made of poly(est...
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A new study suggests that collaboration between physicians and pharmacists may increase the adherence to and participant satisfaction of treatments for opioid use disorder. Researchers at Duke Uni...
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