AG’s Call for Safer Generic Painkillers
The National Association of Attorneys General has sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration asking the agency to require generic drug makers to…
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Long Acting Pain Meds Lower Testosterone Levels
Men who take long acting opioids for chronic pain are five times more likely to have low testosterone levels, according to a new Kaiser Permanente…
Blood Disorder Linked to Opana Abuse
An outbreak of a rare blood clotting disorder In Tennessee may be linked to the abuse of the painkiller Opana after "tamper resistant" pills intended…
Generic Opana Painkiller Coming to U.S.
A generic version of the painkiller Opana is set to hit the U.S. market at the start of the New Year after drug maker Endo…
Bill Would Force Drug Makers to Make Painkillers Tamper Resistant
A bipartisan effort in Congress to make more opioid painkillers tamper resistant could also make generic forms of the drugs more costly, according to experts.…