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What’s next for cold medicine? | Data Driven

Sarah Datta November 6, 2023
Back in September, an FDA advisory panel ruled that a certain nasal decongestant, known as phenylephrine, has been found ineffective when taken orally. Phenylephrine is found in common cold medicines like NyQuil and Benadryl. 
Purdue Pharma L.P. pleaded guilty on Oct. 21 to criminal charges for the company's marketing and selling of opioids, which led to a nationwide opioid crisis. NICOLAS TEPPER/DFP FILE

BU professors analyze Purdue Pharma shutdown, aftermath

Kyla Denisevich November 6, 2020
Around 450,000 people have died from opioids since the turn of the century, and many companies are to blame for the drug's overprescription and misuse.
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American Protest: Big Pharma is guilty, but now we must help those suffering on the streets

Meredith Varner October 27, 2020
The fight against the opioid crisis does not end with Purdue Pharma and its admittance to guilt.
An Ohio State University study released Monday titled “The College Prescription Drug Study” found that 10.2 percent of undergraduate students misuse prescription drugs. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MIKE SCHWARZ/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Misusing prescription drugs prevalent at colleges, statistics for BU unclear

Christy Osler October 21, 2015

A new Ohio State University study found that about 10 percent of undergraduate students surveyed reported misusing prescription pain medications, while over 18 percent admitted to misusing prescription...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a bill Thursday titled “An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment, Education, and Prevention" in relation to opioid abuse. PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DFP FILE PHOTO

Baker files legislation limiting first time opioid prescriptions

Alejandra Jimenez October 19, 2015

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled new legislation Thursday to limit access to prescription drugs and curb the addiction epidemic in Massachusetts. The bill calls for a strict 72-hour limit on...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker speaks Wednesday in the Massachusetts Statehouse during the Safe Home Coalition launch in Boston to address prescription drug misuse. PHOTO BY ELAINE ANDERSON/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Safe Homes Coalition launches to combat medication misue, opioid addiction

Alejandra Jimenez October 1, 2015

  Aiming to reduce the misuse and abuse of prescription medications in the Greater Boston area, anti-drug organization Safe Homes Coalition launched a program Wednesday to help combat the opioid...

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