FDA Chief Defends New Pain Drug Despite Worries About Abuse
FDA chief defends new pain drug despite worries about abuse
The FDA’s approval of the drug has drawn a flood of criticism, including protests from the attorneys general of 28 states as well as dozens of groups representing doctors and addiction treatment specialists who are concerned that Zohydro will …
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Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse in Youth
Pharmaceutical drug abuse among teens is a growing problem, especially considering that Americans between the ages of 12 and 49 who abuse prescription drugs are more likely to use heroin than others in the same age group. Prescription and over-the-counter …
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Abuse-Resistant Hydrocodone Could Sink Sales of New Drug
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, says it has completed testing of an abuse-resistant version of the painkiller hydrocodone, a surprise development that could derail sales of the recently introduced Zohydro, a powerful pain medication that …
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LePage’s plan to get tough on drug abuse needs to be more than a campaign speech
One can only hope that Gov. Paul LePage’s announcement this week about his plan to get tough on drugs is authentic and not a campaign speech, because truthfully it sounded like one. At a time when state agencies and state-funded programs are …
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