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Trump Administration, Under Kennedy, Extends Opioid Emergency, Despite Declining Fentanyl Deaths
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. renewed this week a public health emergency declaration to address the national opioid crisis. The…
There is a tendency to overlook the multiple factors that contributed to the problem of prescription opioid misuse, abuse, overuse…
Frustrated by high drug prices, California will offer its own version of heavily discounted Narcan to stop fentanyl overdoses
California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan — the drug that can save someone’s life during…
EBay will pay $59m settlement over pill presses sold on the site—the kind used to make counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl
The e-commerce giant eBay will pay $59 million in a settlement with the Justice Department over thousands of pill press machines sold…
Johnson & Johnson settles opioid crisis lawsuit with Washington state for $149.5 million
The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years…
Topline Though incidents involving them are still rare, an emerging class of drugs called nitazenes has raised concerns among health…