Reckitt Benckiser may spin out pharma division

Reckitt Benckiser may spin out pharma division
Reckitt's main pharmaceutical product is Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) for the treatment of opioid dependence, which has been under pressure thanks to an increasingly competitive market space, and revenues for the pharma division slipped 11 … Read more on PMLiVE

No evidence for long-term opioids in low back pain
Although not associated with long-term effectiveness, there is evidence that opioid treatment may provide short-term relief for chronic low back pain compared with placebo, the researchers found. In five studies that assessed tramadol (N=1,378), there … Read more on Clinical Advisor

California Psychiatrist Helps Develop Integrated Substance Abuse Care
So Cabaj created a set of guidelines for treating alcohol and substance abuse disorders and for treating withdrawal. At the same time, one of his staff was doing research on buprenorphine, which was demonstrating superior effectiveness to methadone—an … Read more on Psychiatric News

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