Panel Turns Down FDA Proposal to Control Prescription Narcotic Painkillers

Panel Turns Down FDA Proposal To Control Prescription Narcotic Painkillers
An FDA (Food and Drug Administration), USA Advisory Committee voted 25 to 10 against a proposal to reduce the abuse and misuse of long-acting narcotic painkillers, such as OxyContin or Vicodin. Although the Advisory Committee’s recommendations are not binding the FDA usually follows them when making a regulatory decision. The Committee’s main reason for turning the proposal down, they say, was …
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