So-called “immediate-release” opioid pain medications will now be subject to more stringent requirements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help stem the

A new white paper from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) recommends that ibuprofen, not opioids, be used as a first-line therapy

Endo Pharmaceuticals has announced it will voluntarily remove its opioid analgesic Opana ER from the U.S. market because of a risk for abuse. The announcement

Opioid abuse has risen significantly for the past several years. This is mainly because such drugs seemed so easy to prescribe. In fact, opioid prescribing

Household income may determine whether a patient uses an opioid or nonopioid analgesic for dental pain, a new study has found. Participants from households making

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his nominations for a national commission to combat opioid addiction. According to a White House statement, five members have

After third-molar extractions, patients and their parents overwhelmingly prefer nonopioid pain management, according to a study presented at the 2017 American College of Oral and

The Trump administration is forming a national commission to combat opioid addiction. The commission will be chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; the appointment

Postsurgical pain is one of many common fears patients have before undergoing a surgical procedure. Historically, opioids have been the primary prescribed pain medication after

The New Jersey Dental Association (NJDA) has created new guidelines to help its members safely prescribe and dose opioid medications for acute dental pain. The

More than half of opioids prescribed following dental extractions — estimated at 100 million pain pills annually in the U.S. — are unused by patients