Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder with unclear causes, affecting about 10% of the global population. Researchers have now discovered that opioid delta-receptor agonists may ...

University of Mississippi researchers have discovered how a compound found in cannabis might be used to mitigate the negative ...

Vistagen , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering neuroscience to deliver groundbreaking therapies for individuals affected by psychiatric and neurological disorders, today announced ...

The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under ...

Because creatinine clearance can be significantly decreased in older adults, opioids with few or no renally cleared metabolites, such as hydromorphone or oxycodone, are preferred choices.

British Columbia's attorney general says the B.C. Supreme Court has certified the province's class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Niki Sharma says B.C. can now ...

More expensive than morphine, hydromorphone is five times as potent. [10] Although its metabolites undergo renal clearance, the advantage of hydromorphone over morphine is that of its potency ...

"In a country already grappling with an opioid crisis, this could leave millions ... They've also become more active on social media channels. The efforts helped UC Davis fill its fellowship ...

Purdue Pharma LP’s Sackler family owners have joined a proposed settlement that would allow the OxyContin maker to exit bankruptcy and put more than $6 billion toward resolving opioid-related ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit late last week against Walgreens alleging the company and its subsidiaries unlawfully dispensed and sought reimbursement for “millions” of ...