Opioid

  • Manufacture and sale of children’s cough medicine containing opioid extracts have been declared illegal by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a press release on Thursday, the agency said its newest regulations aimed at curbing America’s skyrocketing opioid addiction will offer protection for kids by ensuring that all opioid-containing cold and cough products…

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  • Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D., has announced the release of the Illinois Naloxone Standing Order (Standing Order). This Standing Order makes a drug that is able to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose more readily available to first responders and the community. “We are seeing an alarming…

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