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Could Hypnotherapy Be Alternative to Opioids for Pain? drugs
May 20, 2019
Hypnosis might sound like a magic trick to some, but the therapy can be an effective pain reliever, a new review shows.
New Canadian clinical guideline for physicians to reduce use of opioids europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 07, 2019
Canadian physicians are being advised to reduce their prescribing of opioid medication to patients with chronic non-cancer pain in a new guideline…
Preventing Unnecessary Exposure to Opioids After Surgery fiercebiotech
February 22, 2019
It’s nearly impossible to pick up a newspaper or scroll through Twitter without coming across a story about the misuse of and addiction to opioids....
Opioids Now More Deadly for Americans Than Traffic Accidents drugs
January 16, 2019
For the first time in history, Americans' risk for dying from an opioid overdose is higher than their risk for dying in a car accident, the National Safety Council reported Monday....
Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia europeanpharmaceuticalreview
January 09, 2019
A study has found that opioids, including morphine, codeine and fentanyl increase the likelihood of patients being affected by pneumonia…
Prevalence of Benzodiazepine Use 12.6 Percent in the United States drugs
December 21, 2018
Overall, 12.6 percent of U.S. adults report past-year benzodiazepine use, with misuse accounting for 17.2 percent of overall use, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Psychiatric Services.
Opioids Offer Small Improvement in Pain, Physical Function drugs
December 19, 2018
Opioid use is associated with small improvements in pain and physical functioning in patients with chronic noncancer pain, according to research published in the Dec. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association....
More U.S. Teens Are Vaping, but Use of Opioids, Alcohol Falling drugs
December 18, 2018
Vaping among American teenagers increased dramatically in 2018, with nearly two of every five high school seniors reporting they had tried an electronic cigarette during the past year.....
Doctors More Cautious Now When Prescribing Opioids to Kids drugs
December 04, 2018
There's been a steady decline in opioid prescriptions for children and teens in the United States since 2012, a new study reveals."Understanding patterns of opioid.....
Recro Pharma expands CDMO business in Georgia fiercepharma
November 08, 2018
Recro Pharma was granted a March 2019 PDUFA date for its non-opioid pain drug after providing the FDA with additional data and answering manufacturing questions raised in a complete response letter.

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