The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive. The Food and Drug ...

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

A combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) controls pain after wisdom tooth removal better than opioids, according to a Rutgers Health study that could change how ...

Opioid disposal kits found to boost safe medication disposal by more than 10% by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain ...

as the opioid epidemic spirals nationwide. The medication - naloxone - is being included in schools' standard emergency kits, alongside defibrillators and allergy-remedying Epipens. For US ...

Speaking at the Life Learning Center in Covington, state Attorney General Russell Coleman announces the settlement of his office's opioid lawsuit against The Kroger Company, Jan. 9, 2025. (Screenshot) ...

Codeine is the only opioid that has a morphine-related chemical structure that includes a 6-hydroxyl group. True allergic and anaphylactic reactions to opioid analgesics are rare, and the risk of ...

Kentucky received more than it would have in broader settlement Kroger denies wrongdoing, calls claims of lacking safeguards false Opioid epidemic led to 727,000 U.S. deaths from 1999 to 2022 Jan ...

Women using an evidence-informed mobile app had a 92% reduction in odds for prescription opioid misuse vs. nonusers. Women who did not use the app had a seven times higher opioid misuse risk vs.

Opioids are a class of drugs that “derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant”, according to ...

The FDA has approved a new type of painkiller that doesn't come with the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.