At FDA Urging, Drug Maker Pulls Opana ER Off Market
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Endo Pharmaceuticals has removed from the market its long-acting opioid pain medication, Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride extended...
View ArticleTop Fibro Treatments
If you’ve been diagnosed with mild to moderate fibromyalgia, exercise and other non-drug therapies should be your first line of treatment, according to the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR),...
View ArticleFDA Approves A Fifth Biosimilar for Arthritis, But Three Are Still Not Available
The number of biosimilars approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to grow in the United States, and they are slowly becoming available to consumers. In late August, the FDA...
View ArticleIbuprofen May Raise Heart Risk More Than Other NSAIDs
A big study published in 2016, called the PRECISION trial, found that people with arthritis who take the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen are more likely to develop cardiovascular problems than those...
View ArticleSynvisc-One Injections Recalled
Biotech giant Sanofi Genzyme has initiated a voluntary product recall for one lot of Synvisc-One, a brand of hyaluronic acid. The lot, which was found to contain contamination, has been linked to an...
View ArticleTwo Studies Highlight Opioid Alternatives
The United States has been grappling with a growing opioid epidemic that is forcing doctors, policymakers and patients to come up with alternative ways to manage both chronic and acute pain and reduce...
View ArticleFDA Advisory Panel Recommends Softening “Celebrex” Safety Labeling
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel concluded that prescription pain medication celecoxib (Celebrex), marketed by Pfizer, is as safe as other common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
View ArticleOpioid Policy Chief: “You can’t solve the opioid crisis without solving the...
If you have arthritis, chances are your doctor gave you a prescription for an opioid pain medication at some point. Opioids are effective at relieving pain, including post-surgical pain, and for some...
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