prescription painkillers

LAS VEGAS—Nevada has struck a $45 million settlement deal with McKinsey & Company for the global consulting firm's role in advising opioid makers how to sell more prescription painkillers amid ...

Purdue Pharma LP pleaded guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription painkiller OxyContin, capping ...

NEW YORK—OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy protection in New York Sunday night, succumbing to pressure ...

Prince reportedly used multiple aliases to purchase pain pills from different pharmacies the night before his death.

America's prescription drug abuse problem is stronger than ever. The latest figures (from 2011) reveal more than 17,000 ...

In my first career as a pharmacist, I worked in more than 30 pharmacies across Nova Scotia, filling ...

A nationwide survey indicates that heroin users are attracted to the drug not only for the "high" but ...

Even before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zohydro extended release in October 2013, Sen. Joe ...

Acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol and Excedrin) is the most common over-the-counter pain medication. A new, long-term ...

Heroin resurgence is linked to users replacing the nonmedical use of prescription painkillers with heroin.