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Purdue and Sackler family agree to $7.4bn national opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have reached a $7.4bn settlement with US states to resolve a long-running ...
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7 reasons to avoid opioid pain pills
As opioid pain medications continue being prescribed for chronic and severe pain, understanding their risks becomes ...
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Ditch the opioids: New Rutgers study shows over-the-counter pain meds may be more effective for post–wisdom teeth extraction
Researchers compared a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen against hydrocodone for treating pain after wisdom tooth ...
NY paramedics could get a tool to help opioid abusers break the habit
Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...
Study finds opioid pain medications very infrequently prescribed to NFL players
Due to the physical contact nature of their occupation, the elite athletes of the National Football League (NFL) often ...
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $7.4 billion national opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid addiction ...
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DOJ: Atlanta pain management doctor ordered to pay $3.5 million for incorrect opioid prescriptions, filing false claims
A pain management doctor based in Atlanta has been ordered to pay $3.5 million after being accused of billing for medically ...
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Billed as nonaddictive, new pain pill could soon win FDA approval
The long quest for powerful non-opioid drugs that treat pain without risk of addiction is nearing a milestone, in the form of a pill that could soon win approval from the Food and Drug ...
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9 million unnecessary prescriptions: How dentists may be fueling America’s opioid crisis
Discover a safer alternative for managing wisdom tooth pain. A study reveals that combining over-the-counter pain relievers ...
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Purdue and Sacklers reach $7.4bn national opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits ...
Communities of color face greater barriers in accessing opioid medications for pain management
Non-white communities had significantly less access to opioid medications commonly prescribed for moderate to severe pain than white communities over the decade beginning in 2011, according to a study ...