Tag Archives: Prescription

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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