A North Carolina man was arrested in connection with narcotic overdoses in southern Ohio.

Methocarbamol is a short-term medication doctors prescribe to treat pain and muscle spasms. It’s not a narcotic, but certain side effects are similar to those of narcotics. Methocarbamol isn’t a ...

Providers need access to accurate information on all patients who visit the ED for narcotics. Providers need to address the overuse of prescription narcotics in the emergency room. One of the fastest ...

(HealthDay)—A nasal spray that treats narcotic painkiller and heroin drug overdoses has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The newly approved nasal spray (Narcan) contains the ...

More and more Americans are being prescribed powerful narcotic drugs when they visit the emergency department for problems such as low back pain or a pounding headache, a new study finds. Between 2001 ...

(HealthDay)—A new formulation of a powerful narcotic painkiller that discourages potential abusers from snorting or injecting the drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Thursday the Obama administration moved to restrict prescriptions of the most commonly used narcotic painkillers in the U.S., seeking to curb widespread abuse. WSJ's Louise Radnofsky joins the News ...

Deaths from prescription narcotic painkillers have soared as the opioid drugs became more popular and powerful, a new federal study found. Four out of five people who used a prescription narcotic ...

Govt expands QR code mandate to enhance drug traceability and combat counterfeit medicines across various drug categories.