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Potential public health risk among individuals ordering counterfeit prescription medications from online pharmacies

Potential public health risk among individuals ordering counterfeit prescription medications from online pharmacies

CDC launches campaign to help states fight prescription opioid epidemic – Press Release

Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching Rx Awareness, a powerful communication campaign featuring real-life accounts of people recovering from opioid use disorder and people who have lost loved ones to prescription opioid overdose.

New Clarity on "Clear Evidence": Adjudication of Implied Preemption Defenses in Prescription Drug Product Liability Cases

In Merck Sharp & Dohme, Inc. v. Albrecht, 2019 WL 2166393 (U.S. May 20, 2019), the Supreme Court answered two significant questions governing the litigation of the implied federal preemption defense in prescription drug product liability cases: (1) procedurally, the ultimate determination of whether a claim is preempted is to be answered by the court, … Continue reading New Clarity on "Clear Evidence": Adjudication of Implied Preemption Defenses in Prescription Drug Product Liability Cases

More than Half of People who Misuse Prescription Opioids also Binge Drink

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