Mixing prescription opioid painkillers with a class of drugs that includes popular sedatives such as Valium and Xanax can cause a fatal overdose, U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.. The U.S ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said many physicians were guilty of a "misapplication" of 2016 opioid prescribing ... Along with warning doctors against too much caution, CDC ...

Prescription opioid cough products will also be required to carry a warning about using them in combination with benzodiazepines. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account?

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a potent new opioid painkiller, despite warnings from physician critics who say the drug will contribute to the addiction epidemic. Dsuvia, a 3 ...

Now called opioid use disorder (OUD), painkiller addiction was a term used for years along with terms like opioid abuse, ... Check warnings and instructions each time you take a dose.

Doctors increasingly prescribe opioid painkillers with benzodiazepines — medications used to treat anxiety and insomnia. That combination is causing a spike in overdoses and deaths, the FDA warns.

In the midst of a nationwide opioid addiction crisis, New Jersey will soon require a warning label on all opioid prescriptions under a law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Monday. Sponsors of the ...

U.S. Attorney’s Offices (“USAOs”) across the country are issuing warning letters to physicians and other prescribers (collectively, “Prescribers”) cautioning them about their opioid ...

FDA announces enhanced warnings for immediate-release opioid pain medications related to risks of misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose and death. (2016).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that the antidiarrheal medicine loperamide, known as Imodium, was being abused by people addicted to opioids.

Warnings have been issued by a west London council and nightclubs after two people died in suspected drug overdoses from highly potent synthetic opioids. An investigation is under way into the ...

In 2023, following a growing number of opioid-related deaths, the Food and Drug Administration began mandating a "boxed warning" about the risk of respiratory depression when opioids are used. The ...