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Babies born into the world addicted to drugs because of their mother's dependence on pain medication, or opioids, may be weaned off the substance more comfortably, with a shorter hospital stay and at a reduced cost, if the mother receives a new treatment option during pregnancy.A New England Journal of Medicine study published Dec. 9, co-authored by Vanderbilt's Peter Martin, M.D., director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry, found that the newer buprenorphine is at least as good for...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. and GLEN ROCK, N.J., Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy and Fingertip Formulary find that pharmacy directors expect health plans to cover Collegium's COL-003 and King Pharmaceutical's Remoxy over other emerging agents for chronic pain. According to the new report entitled Formulary Advantages in Analgesics for Chronic Pain Therapies: How Will Emerging Reformulations and Fixed-Dose Combinations Fare Among U.S. Health Plans?, while pharmacy directors...
A single injection of morphine to fight persistent pain in male rats is able to strongly reduce the hormone testosterone in the brain and plasma, according to a new paper published in Molecular Pain. The study, led by Anna Maria Aloisi, M.D., of the Department of Physiology "“ Section of Neuroscience and Applied Physiology at the University of Siena, Italy, Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, University of Siena, and the Human...
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) today presented new preclinical data demonstrating that NKTR-181, a mu-opioid analgesic with a novel molecular structure, dramatically reduces abuse liability while providing analgesia comparable to oxycodone and morphine. These data were presented during the poster session entitled "Chronic and Cancer Pain" held today at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA 2010) Annual Meeting on October 17, 2010 in...
Intense, passionate feelings of love can provide amazingly effective pain relief, similar to painkillers or such illicit drugs as cocaine, according to a new Stanford University School of Medicine study."When people are in this passionate, all-consuming phase of love, there are significant alterations in their mood that are impacting their experience of pain," said Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Pain Management, associate professor of anesthesia and senior author of...
Statement of Steve Pasierb, President NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of Alkermes' opioid dependence medication (VIVITROL) for the prevention of relapse to opioid dependence following opioid detoxification is positive news for families of young adults and all those who are struggling to overcome opioid addiction. Addiction, a disease of the human brain, is a chronic illness while opioid dependence is frequently characterized by...
RARITAN, N.J., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD) announced today that it received a Complete Response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its New Drug Application (NDA) for tapentadol extended release tablets. The application, filed by J&JPRD in late 2009 [see press release at http://www.jnj.com/connect/news/product/20091201_200000], seeks approval to market tapentadol extended...
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Targeting Systems, the company that pioneered the targeting of specific cell types to manipulate them for the treatment of diseases and for research into the function of biological systems, has been awarded $3 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Representatives from the NCI stated that the proposal was ranked #1 for funding out of a nationwide program with hundreds of applicants. Advanced Targeting Systems will use the funds to...
Initiative Aims to Educate on the Appropriate and Safe Use of Pain Management Therapies in Effort to Reduce Risk and Improve Access to Pain Care BALTIMORE, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Pain Foundation (APF) today announced the launch of PainSAFE(TM) (Pain Safety & Access For Everyone), a new educational initiative designed for people with pain and health care professionals. The mission of PainSAFE is to provide education surrounding the appropriate and safe use of...
MONTREAL, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Health care providers and researchers in the field of pain management are calling for governments worldwide to recognize the rights of people to the access of reasonable care for acute and chronic pain. Today, at the first annual International Pain Summit, delegates from 84 countries will issue a declaration asserting that access to pain management is a fundamental human right. The Declaration of Montreal emphasizes that management of acute pain is...
