[ad_1] LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – The Federal Drug Administration has approved a new, very powerful opioid drug. Now, some who work closely with opioid addiction and overdoses have concerns. His name is …
Read More »Blue Cross changes opioid coverage, drops standard OxyContin
[ad_1] Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama has announced new changes to its opioid policy, including a decision that the insurer will no longer cover the standard formulation of OxyContin. The …
Read More »Only a quarter of opioid analgesics taken after most surgeries
[ad_1] WEDNESDAY, November 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) – A new study reveals that surgical patients typically use only one-quarter of the opioids prescribed for postoperative pain. And these remaining pills represent a …
Read More »FDA accepts new powerful opioid despite criticism
[ad_1] By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) – The US Food and Drug Administration has decided Friday to rule against the recommendation of one of its leading …
Read More »Ohio likely to consider marijuana for opioid addiction
[ad_1] CLEVELAND – An Ohio physician and medical professor believes that it should be used to treat opioid addiction in the last year. Dr. F. Stuart Leeds has made preparations for the …
Read More »FDA approves opioid analgesic 1,000 times more potent than morphine
[ad_1] This undated image provided by AcelRx Pharmaceuticals shows the distributor and a tablet for the drug Dsuvia. On November 2, US regulators announced the approval of the fast-acting, super-potent opioid tablet …
Read More »FDA Approves New Controversial Opioid – Occupational Health and Safety
[ad_1] FDA approves new controversial opioid US Senator Edward J. Markey strongly criticized the FDA's advisory committee vote to approve Dsuvia last month. It is up to 10 times more potent than …
Read More »Amidst the Addiction Crisis, FDA Approves New Powerful Opioid
[ad_1] (CNN) – Despite the opioid crisis in the country, the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new opioid drug five to ten times stronger than fentanyl. Dsuvia, manufactured …
Read More »Ohio is likely to consider the medical pot for opioid addiction
[ad_1] Mark Gillispie, Associated Press Update 7:39 AM PST, Sunday 4 November 2018 On Friday, October 26, 2018, Brad Lander, Clinical Psychologist at the Department of Addiction Medicine at the Wexner Medical …
Read More »Ohio is likely to consider the medical pot for opioid addiction
[ad_1] In this archival photo of July 12, 2018, newly transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in soilless environments in pots at the Sira Naturals Medical Marijuana Grow Center in Milford, Massachusetts. A Connecticut …
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