Both medications are similarly effective at reducing pain. However, oxycodone is considered to be a more potent opioid than ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Vicodin (hydrocodone and acetaminophen) and Percocet (oxycodone and acetaminophen) are potent prescription pain medications used to manage moderate to ...

A Tea nurse for Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center was sentenced to two years probation and a fine for stealing and tampering with patient opioids.

After a history of discipline from the Texas Medical Board, Drs. Desi and Deno Barroga admitted to fraudulently billing as ...

Plea papers say the doctors admitted to billing insurers at least $45 million as a part of the scheme. They were paid at ...

During the week of May 6, three people in Franklin County died of drug overdoses, according to Julie Hook, a local drug prevention advocate. While that fact may be shocking ...

Drs. Desi and Deno Barroga admitted to billing insurers at least $45 million and were paid at least $9 million as part of the ...

"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine," the office said in a short statement.

The most commonly abused pain medications are opioids, which include drugs like hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, and fentanyl. These medications are highly effective at relieving pain but carry a ...

Ophelia explored how U.S. prescription opioid dispense rates in 2021 varied by state using Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

She was selling as many as 1,000 pills a month, primarily opioids such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, that fetched $3 to more than $20 per pill, authorities said. Sheriff’s detectives ...

"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine," the office said in a short statement.