This is an oral tablet that treats opioid-induced constipation, a common side effect of using opioid pain medications. Methylnaltrexone is a peripheral opioid receptor antagonist that protects ...

Stomachaches and pains can occur for various reasons, including constipation, gas, and heartburn. In some cases, ...

A number of doctors have voiced their concern over the sixth-most prescribed drug in the country. And in a very darkly ironic ...

Research shows patients taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are more likely to have food left in the stomach or ...

Treatment with ... headache, and constipation, with no severe adverse reactions recorded. The trials also compared VX-540 with an active comparator; namely, the opioid hydrocodone, given in ...

A pharmaceutical company says their new experimental drug could be an alternative to opioid-based painkillers. America’s illicit drugs are being laced with one of the deadliest opioids ever ...

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“It’s just finding a solution that you can make work in your life.” For Lamb, finding recovery in addiction involved taking Sublocade, a type of buprenorphine medication for opioid use disorder.

A new vending machine outside of the Flagstaff Medical Center’s emergency department dispenses free opioid overdose-reversal drugs. It’s part of a growing trend nationwide. The machine offers ...

The first study, conducted in Mexico, found that ibogaine improved opioid withdrawal symptoms and reduced drug use in individuals who did not find success with previous treatment methods.

Kratom, an over-the-counter herbal supplement, is used to manage anxiety, depression, pain and other symptoms—but governments ...