fentanyl
When Illicit Drugs Crash the Party, ED Pharmacists Have the Antidotes
The title “When the Good Times Roll Too Far: An Overview of ‘Party Drug’ Management” proved ...
APRIL 11, 2025
Consumers Warned About Ongoing Counterfeit Medicine Risks
The Department of Justice announced an indictment on Sept. 30 against 18 individuals for the alleged sale of ...
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
As Counterfeit Medicine Risk Rises, Consumers Can Protect Themselves
The Department of Justice announced an indictment against 18 individuals for the alleged sale of counterfeit drugs ...
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Preemptive Levetiracetam May Reduce Pain and Need for Fentanyl After Surgery
The preemptive use of levetiracetam with opioids, as an analgesic is supported by findings of a recent study.
JANUARY 29, 2023
Hope Emerges for Development of a Vaccine Aimed at Fentanyl Overdose Crisis
Data from a new study indicate that an immunoconjugate vaccine reduces the antinociceptive, behavioral and ...
JANUARY 16, 2023
Rainbow Fentanyl Hits the Streets, Drawing Ire of the DEA
The multicolored, candy-like appearance of the highly addictive and potentially deadly drug is designed by drug ...
OCTOBER 13, 2022
A Full-Court Press to Stem the Opioid Crisis
Pharmacist-led substance use disorder clinics, enforcement of new limits on fentanyl patches and diversion ...
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Illicit Synthetic Opioid Death Rates Rise More Than 45%; Heroin and Prescription Opioid Deaths Stable
U.S. overdose death rates linked to synthetic opioids, likely from illicitly manufactured fentanyl, increased more ...
JANUARY 7, 2019
Fentanyl: Death by Numbers
Almost half of 42,249 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2016 involved fentanyl.
AUGUST 21, 2018
Fentanyl’s Role in Opioid-Related Deaths Is on the Rise
Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, such as carfentanil, are being implicated in more and more deaths in this country.
JULY 10, 2018
Fentanyl Involved in More Than Half of Opioid Deaths in 10 States
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl is a key factor driving opioid overdose deaths.
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Fentanyl Enzyme Immunoassay Granted First-Ever FDA 510(k) Clearance
The SEFRIA Fentanyl Urine Enzyme Immunoassay (Immunalysis) has been granted 510(k) clearance by the FDA. The ...
AUGUST 10, 2017