Implantable Version of Suboxone for Opioid Addiction to Get FDA Review
The drug used for the treatment of opioid addiction – buprenorphine, commonly known as Suboxone – had been sold exclusively by Reckitt-Benckiser, a British pharmaceutical…
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New Opioid ‘Film’ Could Be Alternative to Hydrocodone
A new formulation of an old medication could give chronic pain patients an alternative to hydrocodone and other painkillers that have become harder to get…
Save Us from the Self-Appointed Experts on Addiction Treatment
(Editor’s note: Percy Menzies, M. Pharm, is president of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America, a treatment program based in St. Louis, Missouri that treats patients…
FDA Approves New Opioid Addiction Treatment
A new addiction treatment drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be less likely to be diverted and abused by addicts, according to…
My Story: Looking for a New Doctor
I’ve had chronic pain as far back as I can remember. It got unbearable a few years ago after a serious injury. My body won’t…
Health Officials Call for Better Access to Addiction Treatment
Expanded access to addiction treatment drugs and services should be part of national strategy to combat overdoses from opioid pain medications, according to a commentary…
Hoffman’s Death Raises New Questions about Addiction Treatment Drug
The death of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from an apparent heroin overdose is adding to fears from some addiction experts that a drug often…
FDA Wants New Study of Suboxone Implant
The Food and Drug Administration wants Titan Pharmaceuticals (OTCC: TTNP) to conduct a new clinical study of its novel Probuphine implant, according to the minutes…