(HealthDay)—Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Lucemyra,
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Could nonprofit drug companies cut sky-high prices?
(HealthDay)—Generic prescription drugs should be cheap, but prices for some have soared in the United States in recent years. Now
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‘BioSimilar’ drug approved to treat certain types of anemia
(HealthDay)—Retacrit (epoetin alfa-epbx) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first “biosimilar” to the anemia
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How understanding pain could curb opioid addiction
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee unanimously approved a bill in April 2018 designed to address the opioid
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Less is more when it comes to prescription opioids for hospital patients, study finds
In a pilot study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Yale researchers significantly reduced doses of opioid painkillers given to hospital
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Affected by the EpiPen shortage? Here’s what to do
(HealthDay)—Production issues have made EpiPens hard to find in some areas of the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug
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Drug epidemic ensnares 25-year-old pill for nerve pain
The story line sounds familiar: a popular pain drug becomes a new way to get high as prescribing by doctors
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New drug to tame violent patients
Australian paramedics are leading the world by introducing a new drug, droperidol, to quickly and safely calm violent patients fueled
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Fentanyl now drives drug overdose deaths in U.S.
(HealthDay)—Overdose deaths involving dangerous synthetic opioids like fentanyl have skyrocketed in recent years, surpassing deaths from prescription painkillers, a new
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Few patients maximize opioid-sparing medications after orthopaedic surgery, study finds
A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers adds to growing evidence that patients underuse nonopioid pain relievers to supplement
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