FDA Shift on Painkillers Was Years in the Making

Published October 28, 2013

FDA Shift on Painkillers Was Years in the Making
Since then, narcotic painkillers, or opioids, have become the most frequently prescribed drugs in the United States and have set off a wave of misuse, abuse and addiction. Experts estimate that more than 100,000 people have died in the last decade from …
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RAW Kal Ghadban on the fentanyl community
Fentanyl abuse a problem in Ottawa. An Ottawa mother said her son's addiction to prescription drugs — first oxycodone, and now fentanyl — has her fearing for his life and questioning why it remains so easy to obtain the drugs and yet so hard to get …
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FDA approves more powerful, pure hydrocodone drug
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration has approved a stronger, single-ingredient version of the painkiller hydrocodone, the widely-abused prescription medicine for chronic pain. The agency said Friday it approved the pill … "We're just going …
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