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Medicinal Cannabis Can Replace Opioids For Pain Relief
A new study of thousands of patients has determined that medicinal cannabis might be an essential pain treatment alternative to opioids.The study discovered that after taking medicinal cannabis, participants reported feeling less discomfort…
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CDC’s New Opioid Guidelines Rejected By Florida
The Florida Department of Health has rejected the new CDC guidelines for opioid prescribing, citing the ongoing opioid crisis and the recent fentanyl explosion.The CDC updated its Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for pain…
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ADCANP To Get $1.5M From Alabama Opioid Settlement
Alabama Attorney General has announced to use $1.5 million from the $9 million opioid settlement to prevent child abuse because of the opioid crisis in the state.The attorney general explained that many of the parents addicted to opioids…
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Opioids
Opioids are a class of drugs that act on the nerve cells in the body and brain to relieve pain. There are different types of opioids like Buprenorphine, Butorphanol, Codeine, Fentanyl, Oxycodone. Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, and…
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"All Ohio" Unification Deal Over Opioids Nearing Approval
A deal that will unify the state and local governments against the pharmaceutical industry over “all Ohio” settlement of opioids damage claims is nearing approval.On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost had a meeting…
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FDA Announces New Labeling & Safety Warnings For Opioids
In response to complaints that patients' sensitivity to pain or level of discomfort increased when using immediate-release (IR) and extended-release/long-acting (ER/LA) opioids, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published additional…
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Opioids Prescription Violations Costs CVS Subsidiary $15.3M
The U.S. Attorney for Colorado, Jason R. Dunn, announced that Omnicare Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health, has agreed to compensate $15.3 million in penalties to settle allegations of dispensing opioids and other drugs without a valid…
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Judge Holds Walgreens Liable For Opioid Crisis San Francisco
Walgreens can be held accountable for contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, because the pharmacy chain over-prescribed highly addictive drugs for years without adequate oversight and failed to…
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FDA Orders Mail-Back Envelopes For Unused Opioids
The FDA stated that makers of opioid analgesics supplied in outpatient settings must make prepaid mail-back envelopes accessible to outpatient pharmacies and other dispensers as an alternative opioid analgesic disposal option for patients.…
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Metro Atlanta Governments Sue Drug Makers Over Opioid Crisis
Atlanta and six metro area counties filed a federal lawsuit against more than two dozen drug manufacturers, pharmacies, and prescription drug brokers, arguing that their involvement in the opioid crisis constitutes a public nuisance.The…