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This page shows the latest Opioid drug news and features for those working in and with pharma, biotech and healthcare.

US Supreme Court halts Purdue Pharma $6bn bankruptcy settlement

The company has been blamed for fuelling the opioid crisis by promoting its drug OxyContin. ... the only way to deliver billions of dollars in value specifically to fund opioid crisis abatement efforts.”.

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FDA external report recommends actions to address US opioid crisis

Over 100, 000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2021, with 70, 000 of those due to opioids. ... also related to opioid prescribing issues – along with key regulatory policies and decisions.
FDA panel backs over-the-counter use of Emergent BioSolutions’ Narcan

The nasal spray works by blocking the effects of an opioid overdose if administered in time. ... The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA’s) panel of advisors has unanimously voted in favour of an over-the-counter (OTC) version of Emergent
Trevena gets second go at FDA approval for pain drug

The FDA has set a date of 7 August to complete its review of the marketing application for the intravenously-administered drug, a mu-opioid receptor agonist which is billed as ... the risk of respiratory and gastrointestinal side effects seen with other
Mallinckrodt reaches tentative $1.6bn opioid settlement

Mallinckrodt’s speciality US generics business – which includes its opioid drug franchise – will file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of the wide-scale agreement. ... We recognise the opioid crisis is a tremendously complex public
US states reject drug distributors’ opioid settlement

At least 21 US states have rejected an $18bn proposal by the ‘big three’ pharma wholesalers to settle opioid litigation, according to a Wall Street Journal report. ... to negotiating a deal that would “provide relief to communities impacted by the

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Using portraits and quotes from people who use drugs, the campaign urges the community to carry naloxone – a life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug. ... But further than that, we helped to get a life-saving drug into the hands of people who needed
As the opioid crisis grabs the headlines, the search for safe treatments continues

Rising levels of drug use are barbed with the complexities of opioid dependence and wreathed with the unpredictable wildfires of lawsuits. ... It is hardly the easiest climate in which to market an opioid-based drug to treat addiction, while at the same
Drug launches to watch in 2019

CAM2038 is an injectable solution that slowly releases buprenorphine – the most common drug used to treat opioid addiction – into the body, eliminating the need for daily dosages as well as the ... Compared with a similar treatment marketed by

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THE HIDDEN LIFESAVERS: overdose prevention campaign launches nationwide

It will mark the first nationwide effort to talk specifically about opioid overdose prevention and naloxone, a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose – caused by drugs like heroin. ... Naloxone is a lifesaving drug that can reverse an opioid overdose,
"Legal highs" ruling leaves illegal labs laughing

Our agency was responsible for the EU launch of OxyContin and the first sublingual formulation of fentanyl, a powerful opioid that is abused by many drug addicts. ... We have also pitched for agents designed to treat opioid overdose and alcohol abuse.
How digital content is helping physicians curb the opioid abuse epidemic

using their state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) database before prescribing opioids to a patient. ... After all, having physicians more frequently access these state PMDPs at the point of prescription can go a long way to preventing