Veterinarian ordered to pay more than $950,000 for unaccounted pain medications
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A veterinarian from Putnam County was ordered to pay more than $950,000 for nearly…
FDA to add new warning labels to prescription opioid pain medications
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that every prescription for opioid pain medication will now have a…
US health officials crack down on kratom-related products after complaints from supplement industry | Health Watch
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient increasingly added…
FDA Seeks Schedule I Status for ‘Legal Morphine’
The FDA is recommending that 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), a synthetic, concentrated substance derived from kratom leaves, be classified as…
Judge orders opioid case against Publix closed due to settlement
The opioid case against Publix claiming its pharmacies had over-dispensed opioid painkillers is expected to be closed based on…
US Health Officials Crack Down on Kratom-Related Products After Complaints from Supplement Industry | Health
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient increasingly added…
US health officials crack down on kratom-related products after complaints from supplement industry
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient increasingly added…
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…