The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint in federal district court that alleges Endo Pharmaceuticals and other companies blocked consumers’ access to
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring boxed warnings for immediate-release opioid pain medications, the agency announced on March 22. The warning emphasizes
Dentists may be prescribing an excessive amount of opioids after tooth extractions, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care.
Egalet has announced a collaboration agreement with Septodont, in which the company will promote Egalet’s Sprix (ketorolac tromethamine) nasal spray exclusively to dentists in the
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an action plan to combat what it calls the “opioid abuse epidemic.” Robert Califf, MD, the administration’s
President Barack Obama announced on February 2 a two-pronged approach to address the “opioid overdose epidemic.” The president’s fiscal year 2017 budget will include $1
The New York University (NYU) Bluestone Center for Clinical Research and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have received a five-year, $2.4 million grant
What if you never had to administer anesthesia through a needle again? A recent study evaluated the possibility of using an electric current instead of
Key markers from electroencephalography (EEG) may help track the depth of anesthesia patients’ experience with propofol, according to a new study. The researchers hope their
Wand Dental announced that it has received an initial stocking order from Henry Schein for the Wand STA computer-assisted anesthesia system. The stocking order enables
After surgery, many children use less than half of their prescribed opioid medication, according to a recent study. This finding is particularly worrying because many
