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• Top 10 Recalls Of 2017

  December 28, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Fire extinguishers, the Essure implant and belladonna-laced teething tablets for children all made the dubious distinction of being among the top 10 recalled products in 2017.

• Opana ER Addiction Lawsuit Filed By Kentucky

  November 9, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  An Opana ER lawsuit filed by Kentucky claims that Endo Pharmaceutical illegally marketed a dangerous drug that resulted in 191 deaths last year.

• Doctors Need To Be Educated About Opioid Risks, FDA Chief Says At Conference

  July 11, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA will soon roll out new education requirements for doctors prescribing opioid painkillers, in the face of an ongoing national drug abuse epidemic.

• Opioid Abuse Problems Continues to be Widespread in U.S., As FDA Reviews Abuse Deterrent Drugs

  June 22, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is preparing to re-examine the effectiveness of abuse-deterrent pain killers as the opioid epidemic worsens among the country's youth.

• Opana ER Recall Urged by FDA, Due to Opioid Abuse Risk

  June 9, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is calling for an Opana ER recall after determining that the risk of abuse outweighs any benefits, linking the drug to outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis C.

• Opana ER Risks Outweigh Benefits, Despite “Abuse-Deterrant” Claims: FDA Panel

  March 15, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A panel of FDA advisers is calling for an Opana ER recall, saying the drug's risks outweigh the benefits after abusers found a way to defeat its "abuse-deterrent" design by injecting it.

• Child Drug Overdoses Rise as Other Accidental Deaths Fall: CDC

  April 17, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Federal health experts indicate that accidental poisonings and drug overdoses among children are on the rise, even as other causes...

• CDC Calls Prescription Drug Overdoses an Epidemic

  January 31, 2012

  Staff Writers

  U,S. health officials indicate that prescription drug overdoses have reached epidemic proportions, killing someone in the United States once every...

• Novartis Recalls Excederin, Bufferin, NoDoz, Gas-X, Other Drugs

  January 10, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Chipped and broken pills, as well as the possibility of medication mix-ups has led Novartis to issue a recall for...