Opioids are currently the main cause of drug overdose deaths. In the United States in 2020, opioids were involved in 68,620 overdose deaths — 74.8% of all drug overdose deaths — according to ...

The FDA sent letters to companies selling products with concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine, which is illegal to market.

Food and Drug Administration commissioner Marty Makary has chosen former biotech executive George Tidmarsh as the agency’s ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent letters to seven companies that sell opioid alternative products containing ...

State officials appear to be sitting on more than $100 million in opioid settlement funds as the overdose crisis continues, ...

Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Wednesday to discuss whether a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan should be made available over-the-counter.

Alaska signed on to a $7.4 billion national Purdue settlement last month, which could bring the state more than $12 million.

The Food and Drug Administration’s latest plan to study whether opioids are effective as a chronic pain treatment is facing significant resistance from addiction and pain care experts. A planned ...

Despite the ongoing opioid crisis plaguing the nation, the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new opioid medication five to 10 times more powerful than fentanyl. Dsuvia, made by ...

This painkiller's approval reflects the FDA’s commitment to expanding non-opioid pain treatment options. Suzetrigine is the first medication in its class to gain federal approval in over 20 years.