The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday significant labeling changes that will affect all opioid pain ...

In a significant move aimed at combating the ongoing opioid epidemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced major ...

A federal judge on July 28 ordered the opioid case against Publix closed due to both sides agreeing to a settlement.

Opioid prescriptions have decreased dramatically over the past decade as physicians and public health officials learned about the dangers of OxyContin and other opioids prescribed for pain management.

Ophelia explored trends in Medicaid prescriptions for opioid use disorder using data from Kaiser Family Foundation. - Canva Shakhzod Yuldoshboev, Data Work By Emilia Ruzicka ...

A New Jersey doctor has been charged with writing tens of thousands of opioid prescriptions for people struggling with ...

Opioid prescriptions are triple what they were in 1999, the CDC found. Too many doctors still prescribe opioids inappropriately, driving the addiction epidemic.

Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Monday that Indiana is expected to receive $16.5 million as part of a multi-state ...

Opioid prescribing in the U.S. quadrupled between 1999 and 2015, and during that time over 183,000 people died from overdoses related to prescription opioids, according to the CDC.

In a small study of opioid prescriptions filled at a Johns Hopkins Medicine outpatient pharmacy, researchers found that handwritten orders for the drugs contribute to a disproportionate number of ...

Canva Medicaid prescriptions for opioid use disorder are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know Closeup of a doctor’s hands as they write a prescription and hold a box of medication.