The U.S. Justice Department has joined several whistleblower lawsuits against Indivior Plc and Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, alleging that the drugmakers improperly marketed the opioid addiction treatment Suboxone. (Source: Reuters: Health) MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.

Few primary care doctors are willing to do what Nicole Gastala has: endure the challenges of prescribing buprenorphine, a medication for opioid addiction. (Source: NYT Health)

Patients revived from an opioid overdose who get methadone or Suboxone treatment for addiction afterward are much more likely to be alive a year later, says a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines) MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than […]

Mylan and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories have both received FDA approval to make the first generic versions of a Suboxone under-the-tongue film for the treatment of opioid addiction. (Source: PharmaManufacturing.com) MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.