Long-Acting Pain Drugs No Longer Approved for Treating Moderate Pain

Long-acting Pain Drugs No Longer Approved for Treating Moderate Pain
Each year, 16,000 people die of overdoses that include prescription opioids— and the extended-release and long-acting drugs such as Oxycontin or methadone are disproportionately responsible for such deaths. While currently labeled to treat moderate to … Read more on TIME (blog)

CVS Caremark Targets Inappropriate Prescribers to Cut Prescription Drug Abuse
As the number of deaths caused by prescription drug overdose continues to rise in the United States, especially those caused by opioid analgesics, CVS Caremark pharmacies have initiated a new program to help combat drug abuse. The program, detailed in … Read more on Pharmacy Times