Zohydro critics fear new wave of addiction
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Zogenix Inc.’s Zohydro painkiller has come under fire from critics who say the agency should not be approving any additional opioids given the...
View ArticleFDA OKs new overdose antidote treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a prescription treatment that can be used by family members or caregivers to treat a person known or suspected to have had an opioid overdose. The...
View ArticleJudge nixes Zohydro ban in Mass.
A federal judge has struck down Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s ban on the controversial new form of hydrocodone, Zohydro, saying the state lacked the authority to override the FDA’s approval of the...
View ArticleZohydro backlash intensifies despite FDA’s defense
Opposition to Zohydro, the powerful new opiate some critics are calling “heroin in a pill,” continues to build, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is strongly defending the agency’s approval of...
View ArticleCa. counties sue Big Pharma over opioid marketing
Two California counties have launched a lawsuit accusing five major pharmaceutical companies of obscuring the addictive effects of OxyContin, Percocet and other powerful opioid painkillers while...
View ArticleDel. orders Zohydro prescribing restrictions
Delaware has put into place emergency prescribing regulations regarding Zohydro, a powerful new painkiller many critics fear may fuel the epidemic of painkiller abuse. Late last year, Zohydro gained...
View ArticleNon-tamper-proof Oxy hitting U.S. from Canada
An older form of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that has been banned in the United States is still showing up in some areas of the country, possibly making the journey from Canada,...
View ArticleFedEx faces drug-trafficking charges
FedEx Corp. is facing charges that it delivered prescription painkillers and other controlled substances for illegal Internet pharmacies. The charges include 15 counts of conspiracy to distribute...
View ArticleDEA clamps down on hydrocodone
Hydrocodone, the nation’s most widely prescribed painkiller, will now be in the same category as other frequently abused medications such as OxyContin and fentanyl. The agency said Friday it had...
View ArticleCVS to stock R.I. Walgreens stores with Narcan
The opiate overdose antidote Narcan will soon be available in all CVS pharmacies in Rhode Island without a prescription. The move comes as the state is seeing a surge in recent deaths due to opiate...
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