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Study: Naltrexone can replace opioids in treating chronic pain

By Liz Carey  |   February 18, 2021   |   Featured

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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Rep. Stanton reintroduces bill to require addictive prescription warning labels

By Liz Carey  |   February 16, 2021   |   Featured

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 sues grocery stores over illegal opioid prescriptions

Tennessee attorney general sues grocery stores over illegal opioid prescriptions

By Melina Druga  |   February 8, 2021   |   Health Policy

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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Attorneys General settle with McKinsey & Company for $573M over opioid suits

Attorneys General settle with McKinsey & Company for $573M over opioid suits

By Liz Carey  |   February 4, 2021   |   Federal

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 study painkiller options post-surgery

Researchers study painkiller options post-surgery

By Melina Druga  |   January 29, 2021   |   Federal

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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Federal Trade Commission suing pharmaceutical companies

Federal Trade Commission suing pharmaceutical companies

By Melina Druga  |   January 27, 2021   |   Federal

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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Over-the-counter pain regimen helps reduce opioid exposure

Over-the-counter pain regimen helps reduce opioid exposure

By Melina Druga  |   January 26, 2021   |   News

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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Sen. Portman praises HHS decision to allow more doctors to prescribe MAT drugs

Sen. Portman praises HHS decision to allow more doctors to prescribe MAT drugs

By Liz Carey  |   January 21, 2021   |   Featured

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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Post-surgical patch releases painkillers directly to wounds

Post-surgical patch releases painkillers directly to wounds

By Melina Druga  |   January 14, 2021   |   News

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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Physician-pharmacist collaboration may benefit opioid addiction treatment, study says

Physician-pharmacist collaboration may benefit opioid addiction treatment, study says

By Liz Carey  |   January 13, 2021   |   News

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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