Methadone Overdose in the News

Methadone Overdose: Quetiapine and Arrhythmias
According to Sandy Walsh, a spokesperson for the FDA, the change was made after the agency received 34 reports between 2010 and 2011 of quetiapine overdose leading to arrhythmias. In 17 of the cases, overdoses of multiple drugs were involved, …
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Methadone Overdose: Prescription drugs are a leading killer
We're seeing drugs like Alzopram (Xanax), Methadone, and Hydrocodone we're seeing a lot of these in very high numbers," said Dr. Michael Hunter, Bay County Medical examiner. And the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's latest numbers support Dr. …
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Methadone Overdose: Approval of Depot Naltrexone for Opioid Dependence Called Premature
… but the pivotal clinical trial on which the approval was based failed to carefully evaluate the risk of overdose, known to be many times higher in oral naltrexone users than in patients on methadone or buprenorphine,” lead author Daniel Wolfe, MPH, …
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