Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a new type of prescription pain medication for adults to treat ...

Understanding both sides of this medication is essential before starting or continuing to take it.

Prescription medication is a lifeline for millions of people around the U.S. Unfortunately, the cost of such medications has ...

When you have a mild headache or muscle ache, an over-the-counter pain reliever is usually enough to make you feel better. But if your pain is more severe, your doctor might recommend something ...

NeurogesX, a pharmaceutical company developing non-opioid pain management therapies, today announced that it has received approval for two patents for NGX-1998, a liquid formulation of prescription ...

The state Health Department says fewer people died from prescription pain medication overdoses from 2008 to 2011 after a sharp increase in the previous decade. The number of unintentional deaths from ...