FDA Panel Opposes Pure Hydrocodone Painkiller

Published December 9, 2012

FDA panel opposes pure hydrocodone painkiller

Filed under: Drug Abuse Washington

WASHINGTON — Government health experts overwhelmingly voted against a stronger version of hydrocodone on Friday, questioning the need for a new form of one of most widely abused prescription painkillers. The Food and Drug Administration's panel of …
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Abuse Deterrent Medicines Developer Pisgah Laboratories, Inc. Wins Top 5 …

Filed under: Drug Abuse Washington

The public announcement of Pisgah's standing in the contest was announced at CLAAD's November 27th, 2012 National Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Strategy meeting in Washington, D.C.. Numerous patent allowances and product development …
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D.A.R.E. to Turn Focus Away from Drugs

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D.A.R.E., the national nonprofit that has promoted "Drug Abuse Resistance Education" to elementary, middle, and high school students since the early 1980s, will all but drop anti-drug material from its curriculum for younger students, according to a …
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