An opioid manufacturer and an advertising firm that aggressively marketed the painkillers for a decade struck separate deals with states...
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A U.S. jury on Friday rejected a claim by Sweden’s Orexo AB that two generic opioid-addiction treatments created by Teva...
A recent survey by The Hartford shows the opioid epidemic is having a tangible and growing impact on employers of...
The number of U.S. drug overdose deaths has begun to level off after years of relentless increases driven by the...
The family of the late rock star Prince is suing a doctor who prescribed pain pills for him, saying the...
A growing economy coupled with an increase in inexperienced workers has the potential to contribute to higher severity in workplace...
West Virginia’s Board of Pharmacy plans to ask prescription drug wholesalers to report pharmacies placing suspiciously large orders of painkillers...
New York is limiting opioid drug prescriptions to seven days of painkillers following a patient’s initial visit to a doctor....
Despite prescription drug monitoring programs enacted in several states, opioids continue to be prescribed twice as much in some states...
The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and...