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• Nearly Half Of Patients Prescribed Opioids Don’t Need Them: Study

  January 8, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that about half of patients who undergo surgery and are prescribed opioids do not need them.

• Nationwide PharMEDium Compounded Opioid Drug Recall Issued Over Sterility Concerns

  January 4, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  More than 25,000 units of compounded drugs, mostly opioids, are being recalled because they may not be sterile and could put patients at risk of infections.

• Opioid Abuse Lawyers Seek Leadership Positions Federal MDL

  December 29, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has laid out guidelines for attorneys seeking leadership roles in opioid abuse litigation filed by municipalities against drug manufacturers nationwide.

• Opioid Crisis Lawsuits Consolidated For Pretrial Proceedings In Ohio Federal Court

  December 6, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of federal judges has consolidated all opioid epidemic lawsuits before one federal judge for pretrial proceedings in a federal court in Northern Ohio.

• Opioid Settlement Talks Underway Between Purdue Pharmaceuticals and States’ Attorneys General: Report

  December 5, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Purdue Pharma is in talks with states over a potential "global settlement" that could result in billions of dollars paid out by numerous drug manufacturers to address damages caused to states by the opioid abuse crisis.

• Codeine Still Prescribed To Children Despite Serious Health Risks: Study

  November 20, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that too many children are still being prescribed codeine, despite an FDA warning linking its side effects to respiratory problems and death.

• Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit Coordination To Be Considered At Nov. 30 Hearing

  October 31, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML will hear oral arguments on the potential consolidation of all opioid epidemic lawsuits at a hearing on November 30.

• Fentanyl Linked To More Than 50% of Opioid Deaths: CDC

  October 30, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  Illicit and synthetic fentanyl may be a major driver behind opioid abuse deaths, the CDC reports.

• Opioid Use Among Hip And Knee Replacement Patients Declining, Study Finds

  October 24, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that doctors are beginning to shy away from heavy dependence on opioid pain killers to treat post-operative hip and knee replacement pain.

• Opioids Prescribed In Lower Doses, Shorter Durations by ER Doctors: Study

  October 2, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that narcotic painkiller prescriptions given out in emergency rooms are less likely to result in drug abuse than other painkiller prescriptions.