A former St. Clair Shores doctor was convicted Friday on several charges ... a 54-year-old who had previously managed symptoms of pain with prescription-strength Motrin, started being prescribed ...
A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a 19-year-old who bought what appeared to be prescription oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. A huge opioid settlement ...
Emergent BioSolutions, the manufacturer, has said Narcan should be available without a prescription by late summer. Narcan reverses fatal overdoses by blocking the effect that opioids have on the ...
A drug that reverses opioid overdoses can now be purchased without a prescription in the US, officials said. Approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) means naloxone can be sold as a ...
It can reverse overdoses of opioids, including street drugs such as heroin and fentanyl and prescription versions including oxycodone. Making naloxone available more widely is seen as a key ...
The first ever over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone was approved by the Food and Drug ...
Opioids can either be prescription pain relief medications or illegal substances. People taking opioids may experience feelings of pain relief, euphoria, drowsiness, and relaxation. They can be ...
"Tens of millions of people have operations in the U.S. every year, and most of them go home with a prescription for an opioid painkiller. Although they are meant for short-term use during ...
Prescription opioid use could have a negative effect on cognitive function in older adults, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription ... on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold ...
Deaths from all opioid-related overdoses, including prescription, synthetic opioids and heroin, substantially increased from fewer than 400 in 2019 to more than 600 in 2021, annual data from the ...
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared the overdose reversal drug Narcan for sale without a prescription — a ...
