National medicines database promised after telehealth ‘doctor-shopping’ leads to overdose
Reminders of Alison Collins’s late daughter Erin fill the Melbourne home they once shared. From the family’s loyal…
Ohio launches mobile opioid treatment medication units
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WSYX) — The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health and numerous community partners unveiled the state’s first…
Dangerous ‘Benadryl’ challenge lands a 13-year-old girl in ER after overdose |
A 13-year-old girl in South Carolina was hospitalized after participating in the dangerous ‘Benadryl’ challenge, consuming excessive amounts…
Ex-doctor’s illegal opioid prescriptions leave lasting scars on Martinsville community
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Joel Smithers, a former doctor from Martinsville, is serving a 40-year sentence in federal…
MSP to distribute Naloxone to combat opioid crisis ahead of National Recovery Month
PAW PAW, Mich. — Troopers with the Michigan State Police (MSP) Paw Paw Post will be distributing Naloxone…
Pharmacy error gives 9-year-old powerful opioid instead of ADHD medication
COMOX, British Columbia (WKRC) – A pharmacy error nearly resulted in a dangerous mix-up for a 9-year-old boy…
Clinicians Push FDA on NarxCare
This article is the second in a series on prescription drug monitoring programs and analysis tools designed to…
Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death
A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine — an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better —…
Medetomidine emerges as a new threat in US illegal drug supply
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer CDC: Animal sedative medetomidine showing up in US illegal drug supply Updated:…
Is This Opioid Algorithm Misleading Doctors, Hurting Patients?
This article is the first in a series on prescription drug monitoring programs and analysis tools designed to…