Limiting Acetaminophen in Opioids Led to Less Liver Failure and Toxicity Injuries, Researchers Find
A new study finds that an FDA mandate limiting acetaminophen in opioids may have led to significant reductions in liver toxicity cases nationwide.
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Opioid National Emergency Should Be Declared, Federal Commission Recommends
A presidential task force has called for the U.S. to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency in the face of large scale addiction and overdose deaths.
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Opioid Death Rates May Be Higher Than Estimated: CDC
A CDC report warns that deaths linked to opioid complications may be classified incorrectly, leading to an underestimation of the death toll linked to the drug abuse epidemic.
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CDC Sees Increase In Babies Born to Opioid Addicted Mothers
A CDC report warns of a spike in children born with medical problems due to the mother's use of opioid drugs.
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High Potency Opioid Use Increased in 2015, As Other Opioid Use Declined: Report
A new report reveals that use of powerful painkillers are on the rise amid concerns about opioid drug abuse.
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Opioid Prescriptions Given To One-Third of Medicare Beneficiaries Amid Abuse Epidemic: Report
A new government report warns that one-third of Medicare recipients are prescribed powerful and addictive narcotic painkillers as the nation battles an opioid drug abuse epidemic.
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Prescribing Narcotic Painkillers To Children Increases Risk of Future Abuse: Study
The findings of a new study suggest that when teens are prescribed narcotic painkillers they are more likely to become drug abusers as adults.
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Tylenol and Acetaminophen Liver Risks Results in FDA Reminder
The FDA is reminding consumers to be aware of how much acetaminophen they are taking due to the risk of liver damage.
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Novartis Recalls Excederin, Bufferin, NoDoz, Gas-X, Other Drugs
Chipped and broken pills, as well as the possibility of medication mix-ups has led Novartis to issue a recall for 1,645 lots of Excedrin, Bufferin, NoDoz and Gas-X.
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Tylenol Overdose Risk Results in Lowering Maximum Dose
Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare division has announced that it is lowering the maximum recommended dosage on Tylenol and other products containing acetaminophen, in an attempt to reduce the…
