Canadian Doctors Can Now Prescribe Heroin
Canadian doctors can now prescribe heroin to people with serious addictions to the drug.
This change is thanks to new regulations approved earlier this month by the Canadian government.
The government says this treatment will be limited to a small number of users "in cases where traditional options have been tried and proven ineffective."
Doctors will need to apply to Health Canada -- the country's health department -- for access to pharmaceutical grade heroin (diacetylmorphine).
Requests will be approved on a case-by-case basis as part of the government-run Special Access Programme.
Shift in approach
This new policy...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
35 States File'Product Hopping' Lawsuit Against Indivior
British opiod drugmaker Indivior is facing lawsuits from 35 U.S. states alleging it employed a product hopping strategy to keep generic versions of Suboxone off the market. (Source: PharmaManufacturing.com)
Source: PharmaManufacturing.com - September 24, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
States sue Suboxone drugmaker
A lawsuit filed by 35 states and the District of Columbia alleges that drugmaker Indivior violated antitrust laws by trying to extend its monopoly over Suboxone, New York's attorney general announced Thursday. Suboxone is a prescription drug used to treat patients addicted to heroin, painkillers and other opioid drugs. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Suboxone maker sued by U.S. states alleging anticompetitive practices
35 U.S. states and District of Columbia file an antitrust lawsuit alleging that British drugmaker Indivior tried to keep cheaper, generic versions of Suboxone off the market. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - September 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Lannett Announces Approval For Buprenorphine And Naloxone Sublingual Tablets, 2 mg/0.5 mg And 8 mg/2 mg
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20, 2016 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Lannett Company, Inc. (LCI) today announced that it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Buprenorphi... Biopharmaceuticals, Generics, FDA Lannett, Buprenorphine, Naloxone (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - September 20, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Dependence on over the counter (OTC) codeine containing analgesics: treatment and recovery with buprenorphine naloxone - Hout MCV, Delargy I, Ryan G, Flanagan S, Gallagher H.
We present a clinical case series of four adult patients dependent on OTC codeine combination analgesics in Ireland. Cases (... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Physician efforts to reverse opioid epidemic quantified
When patients present with issues, physicians look to the most effective tools for treatment. The same is true in addressing an epidemic. While much more work remains to reverse the nation ’s opioid epidemic, using tools such as prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP), medication-assisted treatment and naloxone, physicians are making progress. A new fact sheet provides some evidence of that progress on a number of fronts.Focused prescribing practices
In a fact sheet released by the AMA,physicians ’ progress to reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic was quantified showing new trends in the use of available tools. ...
Source: AMA Wire - September 14, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
HHS: Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders; Correction
Correction made to afinal rule that appeared in the Federal Register on July 8, 2016 regarding increased access to treatment with buprenorphine and buprenorphine/naloxone. HHS mistakenly listed the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM) as an approved credentialing organization when they intended to reference the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 9, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Words matter: The language of addiction and life-saving treatments
News articles, radio, and television frequently report on the current opioid crisis. As the death toll has mounted, the media has importantly covered many aspects of the crisis. Unfortunately, this coverage often focuses on the very visible individuals who continue to struggle with active addiction. What is missing is a narrative of hope for a chronic disease which is as treatable as diabetes or high blood pressure.
In addition to the pessimistic portrait painted about addiction, the language used by the media is often problematic. Articles frequently use the term “abuse” or “abuser” or refer to individuals as “a...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAM, Medical Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Substance Use Disorder Initiative Tags: Addiction Behavioral Health Pain Management Source Type: news
Some good news on opioid epidemic: Treatment options are expanding
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fentanyl: The dangers of this potent “ man-made ” opioid
As we watch the devastation of the opioid crisis escalate in a rising tide of deaths, a lesser known substance is frequently mentioned: fentanyl. Fentanyl’s relative obscurity was shattered with the well-publicized overdose death of pop star Prince. Previously used only as a pharmaceutical painkiller for crippling pain at the end of life or for surgical procedures, fentanyl is now making headlines as the drug responsible for a growing proportion of overdose deaths.
So what is fentanyl and why is it so dangerous?
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, meaning it is made in a laboratory but acts on the same receptors in the b...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAM, Medical Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Substance Use Disorder Initiative Tags: Addiction Behavioral Health Brain and cognitive health Pain Management Prevention Source Type: news
Suboxone (Buprenorphine HCl and naloxone HCl) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - July 25, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Bunavail (Buprenorphine and Naloxone Buccal Film) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - July 22, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Opioid abusers missing out on addiction-fighting drug
Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News Doctors aren't using one of the most effective weapons in battling addiction to prescription painkillers -- the anti-addiction drug Suboxone, a new study finds. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
