Pennsylvania’s avalanche of opioids that rolled from factories through pharmacies to medicine cabinets, and then tumbled into the streets with...
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A new survey shows an 8.7 percent reduction in worker’s compensation payers’ drug spend, according to CompPharma’s 13th Annual Survey...
California doctors will be required to check a database of prescription narcotics before writing scripts for addictive drugs under legislation...
A recent analysis by researchers at the Texas Department of Insurance shows that the Texas pharmacy closed formulary is lowering...
Ken Manning’s head is held up by two metal rods, four plates, and 17 screws in his neck. Since falling...
Accidental overdoses aren’t the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers – the drugs may also contribute to heart-related...
The use of opioids in California workers’ compensation has declined in recent years, along with the associated payments, yet these...
Critics of how prescription painkillers are administered in the U.S. are calling on health officials to phase out hospital procedures...
In response to rising chronic pain claims, Travelers announced the development of a new patent-pending predictive model designed to identify...
The amount of opioids prescribed to injured Ohio workers has fallen significantly since the state’s insurance fund for injured workers...