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FDA suspends Aveo Pharmaceuticals’ certification over Opioid smuggling
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has revoked the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certification of Aveo Pharmaceuticals, ...
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FDA approves first opioid-free painkiller in over two decades
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, the first opioid-free prescription drug for moderate to ...
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Vertex’s Journavx Changes the Pain Treatment Landscape But Opioids Here to Stay
Non-opioid pain therapies are entering an unprecedented era, marked by the landmark FDA approval of Vertex’s Journavx and a ...
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FDA approves rapid initiation of Sublocade for opioid use disorder
The FDA has approved label changes for once-monthly Sublocade, helping to reduce possible barriers to treatment initiation ...
Ensuring Alabama drug coverage policies are not pushing patients toward addictive substances: op-ed
SB161 would require that non-opioid pain treatments that have FDA approval be included on this preferred drug list with coverage terms that are no more restrictive than those given to opioid pain ...
Drug-overdose deaths dropped by nearly half in Palm Beach County. Still much more can be done, officials say.
Overdose-related deaths dropped by about 46% in Palm Beach County, according to Project Opioid, a nonprofit that held a ...
The main ingredients in Sierra Leone’s kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report finds
A new report released by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic ...
When can someone be charged in CT with manslaughter in connection with a drug overdose death?
New London State's Attorney Paul Narducci weighs in on how often manslaughter charges are brought in association with drug ...
‘Another form of drug dealing’: West Virginia senator clarifies bill to make some opioid treatment programs illegal
West Virginia has the highest opioid overdose mortality rate in the country, and leaders are bringing new legislation into ...
Obesity drugs could help fight opioid addiction, Penn State researchers say
In looking at the profound impact on satiety that GLP-1s have, Penn State College of Medicine Drs. Patrician Grigson and ...
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FDA Approved Journavx, a Non-Opioid Drug for Pain Management
On January 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid ...
Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal ...