FDA Seeks Suspension of 4,402 Illegal Prescription Drug Websites
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it, along with international authorities, has formally sought to suspend…
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FDA Seeks Suspension of 4,402 Illegal Prescription Drug Websites
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it, along with international authorities, has formally sought to suspend... -
FDA Panel Backs Teva’s Abuse-Resistant Opioid Painkiller
A U.S. advisory panel recommended approving Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd’s long-acting opioid painkiller, Vantrela ER, saying data... -
Naloxone Distribution to Patients in Emergency Department Raises Controversy
The article “Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments” by Samuels et al (ACEP Now, March 2016)...
FDA Panel Backs Teva’s Abuse-Resistant Opioid Painkiller
A U.S. advisory panel recommended approving Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd’s long-acting opioid painkiller, Vantrela ER, saying data…
Naloxone Distribution to Patients in Emergency Department Raises Controversy
The article “Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments” by Samuels et al (ACEP Now, March 2016)…
U.S. FDA Approves First-Ever Implant to Treat Opioid Addiction
The first-ever implant to fight addiction to opioids, a class of drugs that includes prescription painkillers and…
ACEP’s New Pain Management Section Provides Venue to Discuss Pain Topics, Opioid Addiction
Emergency medicine pain management can be painful, but it doesn’t have to be. I recently finished a…
ACEP Joins National Opioid Working Group
ACEP has joined dozens of other medical groups to participate in the U.S. Department of Health and…
Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments
The Case A 57-year-old man is brought in by family in a private vehicle after a “heroin…
Palcohol: Powdered Alcohol Dangers that Emergency Physicians Should Know
Powdered alcohol could soon be sold in stores throughout the United States, but some say the product,…
Opinion: Prehospital Naloxone Administration Is Safe
In the January 2015 ACEP Now article “True Cost of Stopping Overdoses,” Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, PhD,…
Regional Anesthesia an Alternative to Opioids in the Emergency Department
As discussed in previous issues, the availability of options for severe pain control other than opioids has…
