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April 4th, 2018
The family of a 50 year old Nevada municipal court judge who died in 2016 with a toxic level of …
Tags: fentanyl, fentanyl spray, opioids, overdose, painkillers, Subsys, Wrongful Death
Posted in Fentanyl, HO&P Legal Blog |
February 20th, 2017
A recent study published in Canada has found a link between prescriptions for opioid painkillers and a risk of a …
Tags: fentanyl, Hydrocodone, methadone, opioids, overdose, oxycodone, painkillers
Posted in Fentanyl, HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
November 18th, 2016
A new study published by the Yale School of Medicine has found that the number of children and teenagers hospitalized …
Tags: drug abuse, opioids, overdose, painkillers, prescription drugs, suicide, Yale
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
October 19th, 2016
An Illinois federal judge says that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of former NHL hockey player Derek …
Tags: addiction, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, collective bargaining, CTE, drug rehabilitation, NHL, opioids, overdose, painkillers, Wrongful Death
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers, Wrongful Death |
October 13th, 2016
The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced that it will lower the volume of opioid painkillers that can be manufactured in …
Tags: addiction, controlled substance, DEA, drug abuse, fentanyl, Hydrocodone, hydromorphone, morphine, opioids, overdose, oxycodone, painkillers
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
July 28th, 2016
Pfizer has announced that it will issue a written code of conduct detailing the risk of addiction and long-term use …
Tags: Actavis, addiction, Chicago, Endo, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, opioids, overdose, OxyContin, painkillers, Pfizer, Purdue Pharma, tanezumab, Teva
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
June 22nd, 2016
A new study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College suggests that monitoring the number of painkiller prescriptions written …
Tags: addiction, CDC, controlled substances, fentanyl, opioids, overdose, OxyContin, painkillers, prescription drugs, Vicodin
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers, Product Liability |
May 24th, 2016
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has unanimously voted to recommend mandatory training for doctors who prescribe opioid painkillers …
Tags: addiction, CDC, FDA, fentanyl, Hydrocodone, morphine, opioids, overdose, oxycodone, painkillers, prescription drugs, Robert Cardiff
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers, Pharmaceutical Liability |
March 28th, 2016
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will require the manufacturers of prescription opioid painkillers to add a …
Tags: abuse, Actiq, addiction, black box warning, Dilaudid, Duragesic, FDA, fentanyl, Hydrocodone, hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, MS Contin, opioids, overdose, oxycodone, OxyContin, painkillers, Percocet, Vicodin
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |
February 4th, 2016
A new study has found that patients who are treated with opioid painkillers for longer than one month face an …
Tags: addiction, depression, fentanyl, Hydrocodone, hydromorphone, opioids, overdose, oxycodone, painkillers
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers |