Pain relievers

FDA extends pregnancy warning for common pain relievers

By MATTHEW PERRONEOctober 15, 2020 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pregnant women should avoid a group of common pain relievers including Advil and Aleve for the last four months of pregnancy, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the warning from three months...

Drugstore pain pills as effective as opioids in ER patients

By LINDSEY TANNERNovember 7, 2017 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Emergency rooms are where many patients are first introduced to powerful opioid painkillers, but what if doctors offered over-the-counter pills instead...

Overcoming Opioids: The quest for less addictive drugs

By MARILYNN MARCHIONEApril 17, 2017 GMT

Tummy tucks really hurt. Doctors carve from hip to hip, slicing off skin, tightening muscles, tugging at innards...

J&J launches new cap to curb Tylenol overdoses

By MATTHEW PERRONEAugust 29, 2013 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bottles of Tylenol sold in the U.S. will soon bear red warnings alerting users to the potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the popular pain reliever. The unusual step, disclosed by the company that makes Tylenol, comes amid a growing number of lawsuits and pressure from the federal government that could have widespread ramifications for a medicine taken by millions of people every day.