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Fibromyalgia (FM) can be a syndrome and it ismost frequent signs or symptoms consist of continual discomfort, tiredness, depression/anxiety, as well as sleep disruptions. It can be hard to treat this type of symptoms, if the underlying will cause aren't ... [Published Al Bawaba - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Fibromyalgia, opioid, Patient, Procaine, Restoril

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Down the rabbit hole

Eighteen-year-old Michael Israel never wanted to get hooked, he didn't even want to get high.Israel, a UB student studying architecture, suffered from Crohn's disease, a painful digestive disorder. When it required surgery a few years ago, his doctor ... [Published Tonawanda News - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), opiate, opioid, Cocaine, Drugs

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Police: Acworth couple faces drug possession charges

ACWORTH — An Acworth couple is facing drug possession charges after police say the pair had medication not prescribed to them that they intended to sell, following an arrest at their home Friday.Cobb County Police say Jeremy Williamson and Trishanna Williamson ... [Published Marietta Daily Journal - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Arrest Warrant, Alprazolam, Suboxone, Vicodin, Police

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Maine Voices: Suicide epidemic hits baby boomers

Fueled by a post-world war economic boom, a penchant for social experimentation and radical change and sheer numbers, boomers were ready and willing to change the world -- for the better.Now, they are committing suicide in record numbers.A recent report ... [Published Portland Press Herald - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Suicide, Epidemic, Organism, Krebs (United States), OxyContin

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Rx. drug scourge: Staten Island is the front line in the war on prescription drugs

Staten Island Advance Editorial By Staten Island Advance Editorial Staten Island AdvanceView/Post CommentsA spray-painted wall on Drumgoole Road West, near Huguenot Avenue, displays a message condemning prescription drug abuse on Staten Island. The ... [Published Staten Island Live - May 18 2013]

Entities: Staten Island, Drugs, anodyne, opioid

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Positive domino effect, choice of conscious sedation, and endoscopic unit efficiency

Conscious sedation has been the standard of care for GI endoscopic procedures for many years in the United States and is thus a key element of the endoscopy process. Worldwide, the most common agents used to achieve moderate sedation are hypnotic agents ... [Published Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 18 2013]

Entities: Midazolam, Fentanyl, endoscopy, Narcotic, Meperidine

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Opioid Use Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

The association uncovered by a new study is strongest for high-dose opioids used over a long period of time.Medscape Medical News ... [Published WebMD - May 17 2013]

Entities: opioid, Erectile dysfunction, Medscape

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Health headlines: Pill-popping leads to ED?

Men taking prescription pain pills in high doses and over long periods of time are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction (ED), according to new research.In a new study published in the journal Spine, researchers examined the health records of ... [Published Bay News 9 - May 17 2013]

Entities: Smoking, opioid, Nicotine, Testosterone

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

FDA advisory committee to meet in July on opioid painkiller

Committee to consider QRxPharma's MoxduoRelated ContentSYDNEY — A Food and Drug Administration panel will consider whether to recommend approval for an experimental painkiller in July, the drug's developer said Friday.Australia-based QRxPharma said the ... [Published Drug Store News - May 17 2013]

Entities: opioid, anodyne, FDA Food & Drug Administration, MoxDuo, QRxPharma Limited

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Risk of ED High in Men Who Use Opioid Painkillers for Low Back Pain

A new study published in the journal Spine reveals regular use of opioid prescription painkillers for treating back pain in men could increase the risk of them suffering from erectile dysfunction. Researchers led by Richard Deyo, from the Kaiser Permanente ... [Published MedIndia - May 17 2013]

Entities: opioid, Low Back Pain, Risk (Health)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Acura Pharmaceuticals Is Grossly Undervalued And Poised For Rapid Growth

Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACUR) is very undervalued at its current price per share in the lower 2's and has a very bright future. I began formulating this article prior to the announcement by the FDA that they were pulling commonly abused generic drugs ... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 17 2013]

Entities: opioid, Abuse, Drugs, Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc, anodyne

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Easy-Access Drugs That Teens Abuse

Most households have them: cough and cold medications we've purchased to help our kids (and ourselves) feel better when a common cold or flu hits. Many of us keep painkillers that were prescribed for an ailment we had but no longer need on a daily basis; ... [Published QualityHealth.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Abuse, Drugs, opioid, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE, Drug Abuse

Quotes

...it means the drug can be snorted instead of injected, a fact Kasprzyk said eliminates the stigma associated with heroin for many first-time users. "Now you've got a lot of middle-income suburban kids who don't want to inject it and so they snort it" he said. With prescription opioids more prevalent and cheaper, and with stronger heroin on the streets, Kasprzak said a perfect storm was brewing for...

Down the rabbit hole [Published Tonawanda News - 6 hours ago]

...A psychiatrist quoted in a recent New York Times article said, "The boomers had great expectations for what their life might look like, but I think perhaps it hasn't panned out that way." Then there are the thousands of veterans, younger men and women, who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder...

Maine Voices: Suicide epidemic hits baby boomers [Published Portland Press Herald - 9 hours ago]

"Salix is built on a tremendous history of success - including the approval of nine New Drug Applications, the acquisition/ licensing of 16 products and the establishment of a top-ranked specialty sales force since 2000. We are pleased to announce that in an independent study conducted by IMS, for 2012 gastroenterologists rated the Salix sales force number one with respect to impact, quality and familiarity. Our core business remains strong and continues to grow. Our portfolio of marketed products is complemented by our impressive pipeline of product candidates in development that should drive additional revenue growth over the long term as they are commercialized. Additionally, the Company continues to actively pursue additional product and acquisition opportunities to expand and broaden our product portfolio. We are extremely pleased with the success we have achieved to date, and we believe the Company is well-positioned to continue to succeed in our mission of being the leading specialty pharmaceutical company licensing, developing and marketing innovative products to healthcare professionals to prevent or treat gastrointestinal disorders."

Salix Pharmaceuticals Updates on 1Q2013 Results [Professiona. . . [Published Equities.com - 12 hours ago]

"Individual doctors may under-appreciate the risks of the medications that they are prescribing" Assistant Health Commissioner Dr. Hillary Kunins said

Rx. drug scourge: Staten Island is the front line in the war on prescription drugs [Published Staten Island Live - May 18 2013]

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Down the rabbit hole [Published Tonawanda News - 6 hours ago]
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Police: Acworth couple faces drug possession ch... [Published Marietta Daily Journal - 8 hours ago]
Maine Voices: Suicide epidemic hits baby boomers [Published Portland Press Herald - 9 hours ago]
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Police arrest woman with more than 200 pills [Published Russellville Courier - 20 hours ago]
Rx. drug scourge: Staten Island is the front li... [Published Staten Island Live - May 18 2013]
Positive domino effect, choice of conscious sed... [Published Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 18 2013]
An Immunocytochemical-Derived Correlate for Eva... [Published ACS Chemical Biology - May 18 2013]
Opioid Use Linked to Erectile Dysfunction [Published WebMD - May 17 2013]
WGAL: Family seeks answers after son's death [Published WGAL Channel - May 17 2013]
FDA advisory committee to meet in July on opioi... [Published Drug Store News - May 17 2013]
Health headlines: Pill-popping leads to ED? [Published Bay News 9 - May 17 2013]
An FDA Meeting Becomes New Focus For Titan Pharma [Published Seeking Alpha - May 17 2013]
FDA Sets 17 July 2013 For MOXDUO?? Advisory Com... [Published BioSpace - May 17 2013]
Risk of ED High in Men Who Use Opioid Painkille... [Published MedIndia - May 17 2013]
Acura Pharmaceuticals Is Grossly Undervalued An... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 17 2013]
FDA Sets 17 July 2013 For MOXDUO Advisory Commi... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - May 17 2013]
Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory... [Published Zecco - May 17 2013]
Drug trial continues here today [Published Jamestown Sun - May 17 2013]
Easy-Access Drugs That Teens Abuse [Published QualityHealth.com - May 17 2013]
FDA sets 17 July 2013 for MOXDUO Advisory Commi... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
QRXPHARMA LTD.: FDA sets 17 July 2013 for MOXDU... [Published 4 Traders - May 17 2013]
Finding a way out of addiction [Published Recorder.com - May 17 2013]
Treating addiction like other diseases [Published Recorder.com - May 17 2013]
Can Painkillers Keep Men Down? [Published Daily Rx - May 17 2013]
Opioids, erectile dysfunction linked [Published She Knows - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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Hooked On Legal Drugs [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 15 2013] Ann Silversides explores opioid abuse in Canada and the US, and the failure of drug companies and government in curtailing abuse: When OxyContin was approved—1995 in the United States, the following year in Canada—Purdue Pharma began to aggressively ...
Top stories in health and medicine, May 13, 2013 [Published KevinMD.com - May 13 2013] Brought to you by MedPage Today . 1. Gastric Band Not Best Choice for Christie? Gastric banding is the easiest bariatric procedure to fit into a patient’s schedule — which may be why it was N.J. governor Chris Christie’s stomach-shrinking procedure ...
Vaccine to Fight Heroin Addiction Shows Promise... [Published MedlinePlus Health News - May 10 2013] Also doesn't interfere with opioid treatments for addicts, researchers say Source: HealthDayRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Heroin , Immunization ...
Martindale Pharma launches Prenoxad injection i... [Published PBR - News - May 06 2013] Martindale Pharma has announced the UK launch of Prenoxad injection, the licensed emergency treatment for acute opioid related overdose for use at home or other non-medical settings. ...
Prenoxad Injection For The Emergency Treatment ... [Published Scientific Blogging - Medicine - May 03 2013] Prenoxad Injection is a pre-filled syringe containing 1mg/ml naloxone hydrochloride solution for injection. Martindale Pharma announced the world's first licensed emergency treatment for acute opioid related overdose for use at home or other non-medical ...

Audio/Video

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Pain Medication Controversy [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Dec 15 2012]
2013 Mayo Clinic Pain Medicine for the Non-Pain... [Published Mayo Clinic - YouTube - Dec 13 2012]

Press Releases

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New data to be presented at the 2013 ASCO Annua... [Published PR inside - May 16 2013]
Hawaii Rx Drug Summit Examines the State’s Pres... [Published EON Business - May 15 2013]
Hawaii Rx Drug Summit Examines the State’s Pres... [Published Business Wire Health News - May 15 2013]
Behavioral Health Group (BHG) Outpatient Opioid... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - May 08 2013]
Collegium Announces Poster Presentation for Oxy... [Published PR Newswire: Health - May 08 2013]