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Endo Pharmaceuticals and Qualitest Pharmaceuticals are recalling certain lots of certain of Oxycodone and Hydrocodone brands after finding bottles containing some tablets with twice the stated dosage of acetaminophen, according to releases from the companies.

Royal Philips Electronics has launched new custom service contracts for its medical imaging equipment, according to a news release by the company.

A major report on the future of pain management recommended that generalists should handle most pain patients, while pain specialists limit themselves to the most complex ones, according to an Institute of Medicine news release.

Jeff Blankinship of Surgical Notes will present at the upcoming 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference held Oct. 27-29 at the Westin Hotel on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

Here are profiles of five ambulatory surgery center physician leaders scheduled to speak at the upcoming 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference held Oct. 27-29 at the Westin Hotel on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

Research on trends and characteristics of medication errors in emergency departments showed, among other things, that nurses were more likely to be responsible for this type of medical error, according to a study published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine.Read…

Michael Shook, MD, of Oakland Park, Fla., has been sentenced to four years in prison for illegally prescribing painkillers to Kentuckians who traveled to a Florida-based pill mill, according to a report by the Middlesboro Daily News.

The American Pain Foundation has launched an outreach campaign to help educate Hispanic-Americans about chronic pain, according to a press release from the foundation.

GE Healthcare has launched three new mobile X-ray systems following approvals by the FDA, according to a news release from the company.

Smith & Nephew and Arthrex are leading the hip arthroscopy market, according to a news release by iData.