23 results

• Opioid-Based Cold And Cough Medicines Restricted To Adults: FDA

  January 12, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is restricting prescription cold and cough medications containing codeine and hydrocodone to adults 18 and over, saying they carry too many risks, and too few benefits, for children.

• Random Opioid Testing Required For Pilots, Train Engineers, DOT Announces

  November 10, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  New DOT rules will require pilots and train engineers to undergo random opioid testing, beginning next year.

• Opioid Exposures Increasing Among Teens and Children: Studies

  April 6, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that the use and overuse of narcotic painkillers is increasing among U.S. teens and children, who appear to be becoming more and more entwined in the opioid epidemic.

• Opioid Painkillers Get Boxed Warning On Abuse, Antidepressant Interactions, Adrenal Side Effects

  March 23, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is requiring new safety warnings on opioid painkillers, alerting users to the risks of abuse, misuse, drug interactions, adrenal gland problems and decreased sex hormones.

• Opioid Side Effects May Increase Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Infections: Study

  February 18, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that the use of some powerful pain killers may increase the risk of infections in patients with arthritis.

• Naloxone Could Prevent 20,000 Drug Overdose Deaths in U.S.: WHO Report

  November 4, 2014

  Russell Maas

  WHO calls for expanded use of naloxone to help prevent drug overdose deaths.

• Opioids Should Be Used With Caution For Chronic Noncancer Pain, Neurologists Warn

  October 2, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  Neurologists question whether long-term use of narcotic painkillers has any real benefit and cautions against their widespread use.

• Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise: CDC

  September 17, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A new report from the CDC shows that the number of prescription drug overdose deaths continue to increase each year, but the rate of growth appears to be slowing.

• Acetaminophen Liver Risks Result in Revoked Approval for Pain Meds

  July 17, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has withdrawn approval for Vicodin and similar drugs due to the risk of liver damage from acetaminophen pain meds.

• Dangerous Painkillers Sometimes Prescribed By Multiple Doctors: Study

  March 4, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A new study reveals how some patients are being prescribed multiple painkillers from multiple doctors.