Global pain market seeks non-opioid drugs, digital tools and novel targets as generics dominate and trial challenges slow ...

USA: Researchers have found in a recent study that long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) is associated with a modestly increased risk of dental infections. The association, reported in PLOS One, suggests ...

Research involving over 2.1 million veterans indicates that LTOT is significantly linked to infection-related dental outcomes, even after adjusting for comorbidities.

Alternatives to opioids are desperately needed to better treat moderate to severe acute pain, but to date, we’ve seen few ...

Tapentadol immediate release tablets are used to manage acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic.

A large review of opioid pain relievers prescribed for acute pain has found these medicines provide only small, short-term ...

At their regular meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence County commissioners took the following actions: •Allocated $89,974 to ...

Listening to your favorite music activates the brain's opioid system with pleasurable and analgesic effects. A Finnish study revealed ...

An Iowa nursing home worker who was criminally charged with stealing residents’ painkillers has agreed to surrender her license.

A study in BMC Anesthesiology finds combining anesthetic approaches in ACLr improves recovery and decreases complications.

SAN ANTONIO—In regard to the level of acute pain after noncardiac surgery, opioid-free anesthesia provides pain control comparable to that achieved with opioid-based anesthesia, according to a large ...

Scripps Research scientists have re-engineered fentanyl’s core structure to retain potent analgesia while limiting respiratory depression in preclinical tests – a strategy that could inform ...