Many countries have strict regulations to ensure new drugs are effective and are worth the money before doctors can prescribe them. But surgical procedures are often less strictly regulated. This can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Durect Corporation has announced the FDA approval of Posimir, a post-surgical, non-opioid local analgesic for ...

Dirk-Jan Hofstee, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; dj_hofstee{at}hotmail.com Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether removing the calcifications in the rotator cuff ...

Common surgery given to thousands of patients battling shoulder pain doesn't work, according to mounting evidence. Decompression surgery is used to manage the symptoms of the most common form of ...

Subacromial pain syndrome refers to non-traumatic pain, weakness or loss of movement around the shoulder, particularly when lifting the arm. It is common in people over 40 years old and decompression ...

Researchers show that one of the most common surgical procedures in the Western world is probably unnecessary. Keyhole surgeries of the shoulder are useless for patients with 'shoulder impingement', ...

A new study claims patients undergoing one of the most common surgical procedures in the western world might be wasting their time. A team of researchers from the University of Helsinki has spent the ...

Many countries have strict regulations to ensure new drugs are effective and are worth the money before doctors can prescribe them. But surgical procedures are often less strictly regulated. This can ...

Posimir is a novel formulation of bupivacaine, an amide local anesthetic, designed to be administered directly into the surgical site. Posimir ® (bupivacaine solution) is now available for ...

Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited, a commercial-stage biotechnology company and portfolio business of Gurnet Point Capital, and DURECT Corporation announced the recent commercial launch of Posimir ...