In the parking lot outside a church in the Eastern Shore of Maryland, a mobile treatment unit quietly offers what too many people desperately need in the United States but too often cannot get – ...

The FDA said it has also ordered an additional randomized, controlled clinical trial to directly examine the benefits and risks of long-term opioid therapy, with the agency pledging close oversight of ...

Findings from postmarketing studies showed long-term opioid use was associated with serious risks including misuse, addiction, and overdose. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring ...

The Assessment for the Appropriate Use of Opioids in Long Term Care demonstrated evidence of validity but still requires future testing with a larger, heterogeneous sample to further corroborate its ...

Opioid medications will be required to have their labeling updated to highlight the safety risks of long-term use, the FDA announced on Thursday. The agency is requiring opioid manufacturers to add to ...

The FDA is requiring manufacturers of opioid pain medications to update safety labels to better emphasize risks linked to their long-term use, the agency announced in a new Drug Safety Communication.

The Food and Drug Administration is attempting to put a spotlight on the potential risks associated with prolonged use of opioid pain medications by mandating changes to the way those products are ...

The FDA is requiring safety labeling changes to all opioid painkillers, to better highlight the risks posed by using the drugs long-term. The changes come after a public advisory committee meeting in ...

Long-term prescriptions for opioids after surgery have decreased in the Military Health System, a new study found. (Toby Talbot/AP) Researchers have found “significant reductions” in the use of ...

Women with endometriosis are more likely to use opioids for a prolonged period and to use benzodiazepines concomitantly compared to women who do not have endometriosis, a study shows. "Our findings ...