Back pain plagues many Americans, and new research shows that doctors are doling out muscle relaxant prescriptions to treat the pain -- often along with an opioid painkiller. Experts worry that muscle ...

As the opioid crisis continues in America, more and more doctors are steering away from prescribing opioid medications as a treatment for pain. Since 1999, more than 932,000 people have died from a ...

SteriMax Inc. is recalling OrfenAce 100 mg tablets after testing identified a nitrosamine impurity above what is considered acceptable if the drug were to be taken over a lifetime. OrfenAce (a brand ...

The use of commonly prescribed muscle relaxants to treat pain and spasms has skyrocketed in the United States during the 21st century, according to researchers at Penn Medicine. They found the ...

Office visits for ongoing prescribing of skeletal muscle relaxant drugs tripled from 2005 to 2016, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 44 studies, muscle relaxants showed benefit for only a small subset of pain syndromes. The findings suggest ...

PHILADELPHIA - Office visits for ongoing prescribing of skeletal muscle relaxant drugs tripled from 2005 to 2016, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...

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Muscle relaxant drugs are largely ineffective for low back pain, despite being widely prescribed for this condition, suggests an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today. The ...

An inquest has begun into the death of a 32-year-old father whose family believe was "denied" treatment he needed after going into hospital with severe pain and persistent spasms.Karl Lee, who relied ...