Pacira Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:PCRX) said today that it has signed a deal to acquire Myoscience and its pain relief device for up to $220 million. Myoscience’s iovera system is designed to safely freeze nerves while protecting surrounding tissue. As part of the deal that is slated to close by early April, Pacira plans to incorporate the iovera […]
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7 medical devices combating the opioid crisis
Opioid-related deaths have become an epidemic in the U.S., garnering attention from the White House, the FDA and many other governmental bodies. From 2000 to 2014, nearly half a million Americans died from drug overdoses. In 2015, more than 50,000 people died from drug overdoses, and 33,000 were opioid-related. Prescription overdoses continue to cause more […]
