"[Yale] should really be well equipped to prevent and detect diversion of controlled substances, especially in the ICU," said Kelly Fitzpatrick of Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, counsel for the plaintiffs.

New patients will immediately be required to have their doses witnessed, but there will be a transition period for those ...

A lawsuit filed Monday contends that Yale New Haven Health System bears some of the blame for drug diversions by a nurse that ...

Patients and family members accuse Yale and YNHH of failing to relieve pain for ICU patients. The lawsuit comes half a year after YNHH settled another drug diversion case.

Sean Falzarano, then 38, of Southbury, pleaded guilty in December 2024 in federal court to tampering with and stealing ...

In the wake of this epidemic, drug developers have been searching tirelessly for non-addictive medicines that can combat pain without triggering the brain’s reward systems that contribute to the risk ...

If you need to fly with medication, you may have a moment of panic while packing, wondering whether you can take pills or liquid or injectable medicines on a plane or travel with prescription ...

The pain and pain medication themes will be combined with the Boolean operator ‘OR’, then ... alfentanil), phenanthrenes (codeine, hydromorphone, levorphanol, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasn’t approved any medications containing CBD for pain relief, and additional research is necessary to determine CBD’s ability to reduce pain ...

Medications are the mainstay of treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Many of them are used to block the immune system's attack on the nerves and slow or prevent progression and relapses (flare-ups) ...

Dr. Sanjay Gupta said Tuesday that the approval of a new non-opioid pain medication is “a pretty big deal.” “This is a pretty big deal,” Gupta said. “As you just mentioned, it’s been ...