Increasingly, these pleas are not just about pain management but about finding ways to end their lives, as years of forced reductions or complete discontinuation of the opioid painkillers ...

The Houston County Board of Commissioners (BOC) convened for their regular meeting on March 25, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Chairman Eric Johnson led the meeting, beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance. The ...

NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - Bankrupt drugmaker Purdue Pharma filed a new bankruptcy plan on Tuesday, a major step towards finalizing a proposed opioid settlement of at least $7.4 billion after ...

Previously at the epicenter of the U.S. opioid crisis, Purdue Pharma is looking to reenter the public lexicon as a new public benefit company. After a prior bankruptcy settlement was nixed by the ...

The tragic opioid epidemic continues to rage in the U.S. Roughly 76 percent of U.S. drug overdose deaths, more than 70,000 people in 2023, are linked to opioids, including heroin and illicit fentanyl.

SALT LAKE CITY — Opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone has now saved the lives of over 12,500 Utahns, marking a significant milestone in the state's battle against opioid overdose deaths.

“In the past, people seeking treatment for opioid use disorder in Central Oregon had to drive to Bend for services; now they can access treatment in their own community,” said John ...

For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), evidence supports continuation of buprenorphine during episodes of acute pain, but overall evidence for pain outcomes in these patients is low ...

Simply sign up to the Pharmaceuticals sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and Endo have agreed to combine in a nearly $7bn deal after the pair ...

Purdue Pharma filed a new bankruptcy plan on Tuesday, a major step toward finalizing a proposed opioid settlement of at least $7.4 billion after a setback in the U.S. Supreme Court last year.