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• GLP-1 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Compounder Sold Contaminated Meds

  April 15, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The family of a Texas woman who died from an alleged GLP-1 overdose after using a drug sold by a compounding pharmacy has filed a class action lawsuit, claiming the medication was defectively formulated and unreasonably dangerous.

• Child Melatonin Use Rising Without Efficacy Data: Study

  January 9, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  A new study calls into question the safety of increasing melatonin use by young children, warning that the side effects have yet to be thoroughly studied.

• Overdose Deaths Predicted to Drop 24% Year-Over-Year in U.S.: CDC

  March 13, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  New federal data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths for the most recently analyzed 12-month period could be at the lowest point since June 2020.

• Pediatricians Release New Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids to Children

  October 21, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Leading pediatric organization has issued new recommendations regarding the prescription of opioids to children for pain management, indicating that there should be an approach that includes more than just the addictive painkillers, but that doesn't exclude them entirely.

• Only 25% of Those Addicted to Opioids Receive Recommended Medications: CDC Study

  July 8, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  CDC researchers report that many Americans who need opioid treatment medications do not receive them; particularly minorities and women.

• CDC Reports Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2023, For First Time in 5 Years

  May 17, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  New data reveals national declines in drug overdose deaths for the first time since 2018, but notes that some regions of the country are still struggling to get a handle on the problem.

• Cardinal Health Gets Warning Letter Over Defective Monoject Syringes

  April 29, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued a warning letter to Cardinal Health after recalling tens of millions of syringes that were manufactured with the wrong dimensions, leading to compatibility issues with drug infusion pumps.

• Lidocaine Topical Painkillers Increase Risk of Injury After Tattoos and Similar Procedures: FDA Warning

  March 28, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  The FDA is warning some topical pain killers contain high levels of lidocaine, which can be particularly dangerous when applied to broken or covered skin, due to an increased risk of overdose.

• Cardinal Health Monoject Recall Expanded to Impact Nearly 28M Syringes

  March 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  About 28 million Cardinal Health Luer Lock and Enteral syringes are being recalled due to a manufacturing defect which may lead to drug pumps not recognizing them, resulting in drug under- or overdoses.

• Melatonin Exposure is Sending Thousands of Children to ER, CDC Warns

  March 8, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new CDC report reveals that an increasing number of children are being seen in emergency rooms nationwide due to overdosing on melatonin supplements, often sold in candy-like gummy form.