Opana Safety Review Will Set Tone For Opioid Regulation Under Trump
Executive Summary
FDA’s 2017 advisory committee calendar is extremely light, but the one product focused review on the schedule should be a doozy: a two-day look at safety issues with Endo’s Opana ER as well as generic versions of oxymorphone. The topic is likely to resonate with the Trump Administration and especially Vice President Pence.
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