When prescribing opioids for acute pain, physicians should be attentive to a patient’s individual risk factors, according to ...

An historic settlement reached between drugmakers and some states offers those states which were part of the deal a valuable ...

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...

Veterans who were simultaneously prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) faced an ...

Suzetrigine prevents pain signals from reaching the brain and doesn't give an opioid-like high, making it non-addictive—but ...

In a recent study, majority non-White communities had at least 40 percent lower mean adjusted per-capita distribution than majority White communities.

For example, opioid prescriptions for cancer or hospice patients have declined at a comparable rate to that of the general population, even though those patients have a legitimate need for the ...