The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2006;40(7):1327-1335. The classification of opioid analgesics may be based on 3 different schemes: (1) analog class (phenanthrene, phenylpiperidine, diphenylheptane ...

These cases are representative of procedures that are relatively common in elderly patients, and illustrate concepts of contemporary acute pain medicine. Pain management treatment goals include ...

A study published recently in the journal Addiction shows that people with substance-use disorders who take these weight-loss drugs are less likely to experience opioid overdose or alcohol ...

The opioid addiction treatment market will be worth $2.4bn in eight major world markets by 2033. This is according to GlobalData, Pharmaceutical Technology’s parent company, which forecasts that ...

The researchers identified records of people with diagnosed SUDs—specifically opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD)—who also happened to be taking a GLP-1 RA for diabetes or ...

Frank Barry is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and member of the editorial board covering national affairs. He is the author of the new book, "Back Roads and and Better Angels: A Journey Into the ...

Fritz died last month at 60 years old, and now Wolfe, 60, is reflecting on their decadeslong friendship and Fritz’s private battle with opioid addiction. “Here’s the deal,” Wolfe told ...

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Federal prosecutors have been investigating McKinsey's role in the opioid epidemic, focusing on its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other drugmakers, Reuters reported in April.

And people with opioid use disorder who were taking the medications had a 40% lower rate of opioid overdose. The findings appear this week in the journal Addiction. The impact that these ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ozempic and similar products cut opioid and alcohol abuse by up to half, according to research that adds to ...

Furthermore, the market for opioid-sparing agents is significant, as there is a clear need to reduce opioid use due to the associated risks of dependency. Medical professionals view “suze'” as ...