Opioid Policy At US FDA: Gottlieb Seeks More Activist Role To Combat Abuse
Executive Summary
‘Dramatic action’ needed to curb opioid epidemic, commissioner-nominee says, including potentially a cross-center approach to evaluating drugs and devices for pain, and new nomenclature for formulations currently labeled as abuse deterrent.
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