Shortage of pain meds like Percocet sparks concern in Canada
This news must have been a hard pill to swallow. There is a nationwide shortage of common prescription…
Urgent Care Linked to High Prescribing Rates
TOPLINE: Urgent care visits frequently result in inappropriate prescribing, with 12.4% leading to antibiotic fills, 9.1% to glucocorticoid…
Frequent gabapentin use linked to higher dementia and cognitive impairment risk
Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased…
Addiction medication access lags for Black, Hispanic patients
Black and Hispanic people are “significantly less likely” to receive two medications used to treat opioid addiction, according…
US and China sign trade deal, Bessent says
BANGKOK (AP) — Washington and Beijing have signed a trade agreement that will make it easier for American…
“It saved my life.” Public health groups express relief as Colorado AG directs $3 million in opioid settlement funds to overdose reversal kits
Coloradans will continue to have access statewide to a key medication that reverses overdoses – thanks to a…
Judge could advance Purdue Pharma’s $7B opioid settlement after all 50 states back it
All 50 U.S. states have agreed to the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma ’s latest plan to settle thousands…
Guideline Outlines How to Taper Benzodiazepines Safely
Long-term, regular use of benzodiazepines is common and can lead to physical dependence and withdrawal when the dose…