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Zombie drug in Bengaluru! Cops issue clarification on viral video. All you need to knowBengaluru Police have debunked claims of a 'zombie drug' affecting a man seen in a viral video. Investigations revealed the man was sufferi...- Melania Trump wins UN award for child protection efforts, highlights her ‘BE BEST’ initiative; what is it and how does it help childrenMelania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, was honored with a UN award. The recognition was for her work in global child protectio...
- Kratom addiction alarm grows in US as RFK Jr targets 7-OH: What is it and how can it impact your health?The FDA is considering scheduling 7-OH, a kratom byproduct, as an illicit drug due to addiction risks. Kratom, sold as a supplement for pai...
- India bans production of two drugs ‘behind’ opioid crisis in West AfricaThe Drug Controller General of India has banned the production of tapentadol and carisoprodol after they were found to be illegally exporte...
- Consulting firm McKinsey to pay $650 million to resolve US criminal opioid probeMcKinsey & Co. agreed to a $650 million settlement with the DOJ, resolving a criminal investigation into their role in advising Purdue Phar...
- CVS, Walmart, Walgreens agree to $13.8-B US opioid settlementCVS said Wednesday it had agreed to pay about $5 billion over 10 years, and Walgreens disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exch...
- US pharmacy chains to pay $10 bn to settle opioid casesUS pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens said Wednesday they had reached preliminary agreements to together pay more than $10 billion to...
- J&J CEO pay irks investors upset with opioid lawsuits falloutJ&J has always excluded certain one-time costs such as litigation expenses from its calculation of stock payouts to executives, an approach...
- View: Drug abuse affects more people than Covid yet we bury the issueIf you believe that drug abuse can’t be compared to the Covid-19 pandemic, do browse through India’s first-ever large-scale, nationwide sur...
- McKinsey & Co to pay $550m over role in opioid crisisMcKinsey suggested ways to “turbocharge” sales of Purdue’s OxyContin painkiller at a time when the legal market for the opioid-based medici...
- Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battleWalmart says in the suit that the Justice Department identified hundreds of doctors who have written problematic prescriptions that Walmart...
- Restrict use of pain reliever Tapentadol: Child rights panel urges government“The chairperson, NCPCR recommended to examine the issue to notify the drug under Schedule H 1 of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945,” another...
- Centre readies action plan for districts affected by drug abuseIn both Punjab and Haryana, drug addiction is a major political issue as well. While 18 of the 22 districts in Punjab are among those ident...
- J&J ordered to pay USD 572 million for opioid addiction crisisJ&J's shares rose about two percent to USD 130 in after-market trade following the decision.
- US opioid crisis hits Indian pharma companiesThe total market size of opioid-based painkillers is estimated at $24 billion, with Fentanyl and Oxycontin being some of the commonly presc...
- In a first, Sikh-American appointed New Jersey's AG"I never imagined that my life's journey could bring me here today," Grewal, 44, said during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senat...
- Do you frequently pop painkillers? It may double obesity riskCommonly prescribed painkillers may also cause sleep deprivation.
- Why opioid must worry India as much as USThese drugs work on the brain’s reward system, which gives the user “positive sensation” and euphoria.
- Opioids can be silent killers if abusedIn 2010, according to the INCB, 99% of the global production of licit opium—580 tonnes—occurred in India.
- US approves handheld opioid antidote deviceA new handheld device that can quickly deliver a life-saving antidote for opioid overdose, including heroin has been approved by the US Foo...
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