Drug Testing

Much of drug testing, particularly in the criminal justice arena, relies on classic urine testing. These tests are the historical go-to tests because they are quick and can check for a large [...]

Prescription drug monitoring programs (or PDMPs) are state-run databases that collect patient-specific prescription information on controlled substances at the point of dispensing. Currently, 49 [...]

The use of plant materials to relieve suffering, treat illness or in religious ceremonies has a long history. Occasionally, the Industry News section will look more closely at the history of a [...]

Clinical toxicology testing helps clinicians and case workers help patients by providing critical information about substances in a patient’s system. There are two main testing platforms: [...]

Reflecting the pervasiveness of drugs in the news, the Associated Press has updated its official stylebook with new guidelines on the usage of many terms related to drugs and addiction. Updates [...]

Endo International plc, the manufacturer of an extended release formulation of oxycodone known as Opana ER, announced July 6 that it was voluntarily complying with a request from the U.S. Food [...]

The use of plant materials to relieve suffering, treat illness or conduct religious ceremonies has a long history. Occasionally, the Industry News will look more closely at the history of a [...]

Widely heralded as the “antidote” to opioid overdoses, naloxone was first patented in New York in 1961 by scientists looking to treat constipation caused by chronic opioid use. Despite being [...]

Frustrated with the continually rising number of opioid overdoses, law enforcement officials across the country are taking a more active role in combating the opioid epidemic, one that does not [...]

In a recent article, The New York Times estimates that more than 59,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2016, an increase of 19 percent over drug deaths in 2015. If this estimate proves to be [...]