System that prioritizes opioids over non-addictive alternatives needs fixing, says ophthalmologist and Kansas senator.

Pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the nation's opioid crisis are paying state and local governments billions of ...

Oregon will receive over four-million dollars from a multi-state settlement with drugmaker Mylan, now known as Viatris. Officials say the company falsely claimed its opioids were less ...

A good night’s sleep often sets the stage for a positive day. But for the nearly quarter of American adults struggling with ...

The Assistant Narcotics Controller, Deo-Donne Dafeamekpor, has said that the sale of unapproved drugs in Ghana, particularly synthetic opioids like Royale 225, which are often misused as sexual ...

“They’re not addictive. I just take them when I need it,” she says ... as well as if – and how many – refills they would ...

Ozempic and similar semaglutide-based medications have been hailed as miracle drugs. Known as GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) ...

Opioids, a class of drugs derived from the ... Fentanyl’s extreme potency also makes the drug more addictive and more deadly, further fueling the crisis. A lethal dose requires just two ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is diversifying from its cystic fibrosis dominance into pain and other markets. Check out our ...

The opioid crisis has claimed the lives of over half a million Americans since the beginning of the epidemic, a process ...

According to the study, there has been an increasing rate of drug and substance use among healthcare professionals in the ...

Opioid addiction remains a major public health crisis in the United States, with post-surgical prescriptions often playing a significant role.