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Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 – Many Americans who inject illicit drugs are unknowingly getting fentanyl mixed in with their heroin, which can increase their risk for overdose and perhaps their tolerance...
FDA Approves Extended-Release Injection, Brixadi, for Opioid Use Disorder
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Brixadi (buprenorphine) extended-release injection to treat moderate-to-severe opioid use disorder. Brixadi is approved for...
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Dispensed More After Medicare Policy Change
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 – Medicare payment and COVID-19 policy changes increased dispensing of medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study...
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 – Surviving a trip to the emergency room for an opioid overdose dramatically increases a patient's odds of dying in the year after, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Of...
FDA Approves New Nasal Spray, Opvee, to Reverse Overdoses
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a second nasal spray for reversing an opioid overdose. To be sold as Opvee, the spray contains the medication...
Transition to Long-Term Opioid Use High in Patients With Rheumatic Disease
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 – For patients living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD), the proportion of those initiating opioids for the first time who transition to long-term use is high,...
Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 – When Medicare expanded coverage for methadone, more people used this treatment for opioid use disorder, a new study shows. Use rose sharply but did not displace other opioid...
Racial, Ethnic Differences ID'd in Receipt of Meds to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 – Among patients with disability, racial and ethnic differences are seen in the receipt of medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) after an index event, according to a...
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
SUNDAY, May 14, 2023 – It’s important to ask questions when your doctor or dentist writes you a new prescription. This is especially true for opioid pain medications, such as hydrocodone, oxycodone o...
Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 – When people receive methadone treatment for opioid use disorder, their use of the dangerous drugs heroin and fentanyl significantly declines, a new study shows. But...
For NHL Players, More Fighting on the Ice Is Linked to Shorter Lives
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 – Fighting is par for the course in professional ice hockey, but a new study raises the question of whether it is shortening some players' lives. The study, of hundreds of...
Among People at Risk of Opioid Overdose, Black Patients Much Less Likely to Get Treatment
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 – Medications that treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths are drastically under-prescribed in the United States, particularly for Black patients, a new study has...
DEA Extends Telemedicine for Prescribing Controlled Meds as Pandemic Measures End
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday issued a six-month extension for people seeking to fill controlled medication prescriptions via telehealth. That a...
FDA Approves Zubsolv for the Maintenance Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Uppsala, Sweden – July 4, 2013 – Orexo today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Zubsolv (buprenorphine/naloxone) sublingual tablet CIII. Zub...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Cytotec Solutions, Inc. Products
FDA warned consumers not to purchase or consume products marketed as "street drug alternatives" by Cytotec Solutions, Inc., of Tampa, Fla. FDA analyses of products manufactured or distributed by...
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