FDA Beefs Up Pain-Drug Warnings in Face of Abuse Epidemic
FDA beefs up pain-drug warnings in face of abuse epidemic
The labels will also include prominent boxed warnings that chronic maternal use of the drugs can result in potentially fatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in newborns. The agency will require … So they go to heroin, which is also an opioid, because it's …
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FDA announces new labeling rules for opioid painkillers, including oxycodone
A 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that about 2 million Americans were hooked on or abusing prescription pain relievers, numbers that eclipsed those for cocaine or heroin. In a report this year, the Centers for Disease Control and …
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