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Drugmakers, FDA move to curb painkiller abuse

Drugmakers, FDA move to curb painkiller abuse

Pharmaceutical executives laid out plans Friday to prevent the misuse of prescription painkillers, under pressure from regulators trying to stop hundreds of fatal overdoses each year....

 

Anna Nicole's ex, doctors to be tried

A judge has ordered Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend and two doctors to stand trial on charges of illegally funneling prescription drugs to the former Playboy model.

 

Nutritionist Says Jackson Pleaded for Insomnia Sedative

Cherilyn Lee, a registered nurse whose specialty includes nutritional counseling, said Tuesday that she repeatedly rejected his demands for the drug, Diprivan, which is given intravenously.

 

Jackson Family Attorney: Prescription Drugs May Have Caused Death

Brian Oxman blames the singer's "handlers" for "enabling" him; "I warned that his day may come"

 

White House Can't Explain More Than Half of $80 Billion in Drug Savings

White House Can't Explain More Than Half of $80 Billion in Drug Savings

The Obama White House cannot explain more than half of today's announced $80 billion in prescription drug savings.

 

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