Opioid based medications are paradoxical. Whilst an incredible pharmacologic solution to serious pain, opioids can be addictive with their overuse often proving detrimental. America is often held up as the poster child for what not to do when it comes to their opioid epidemic which has seen more than 263,000 people die from prescription opioid
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With COVID dominating headlines for well over a year, you may not have noticed the worsening opioid crisis. Specifically in the United States where there has been a steep rise in overdose related deaths in the past 12 months. Data released by the National Centre for Health Statistics in July showed that in the year
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Australian pharmaceuticals manufacturer Medical Developments International (ASX: MVP) has secured approval from the Chinese National Medical Product Administration (NMPA) to commence bridging trials for Penthrox IND, their green whistle pain reliever. The approval is a major step towards commercialisation of the flagship non-opioid pain reliever in China. “The approval of the Penthrox IND by the
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