The FDA’s approval of a new painkiller has raised alarms nationwide, as critics warn it could be dangerously addictive. There is big controversy tonight involving a new narcotic painkiller that goes on the market next month. It is drawing a lot […]
Powerful New Painkiller Could Be Lethal
Groups Push FDA to Revoke Approval of Highly Potent Painkiller
Experts Call on FDA to Withdraw Its Approval of Supercharged Opioid
Doctors, Researchers and Health Officials Call on FDA to Change Labels on Opioid Painkillers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Labels on opioid pain medications should be revised to prevent overprescribing, a broad coalition of doctors, researchers and public health officials said in a petition filed today with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If the […]
New Pain Pill’s Approval: Genuinely Frightening
A potent little painkiller is causing a big stir. A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the prescription drug Zohydro. The hydrocodone-based drug is the […]