Asleep At The Switch? FDA’s TIRF REMS May Not Be A Model After All
Executive Summary
The recent US advisory committee review of the Transmucosal Immediate-Release Fentanyl REMS program is important as another marker of the fraught climate around prescription opioid abuse. But it may have broader implications for the future of drug safety regulation and the REMS model.
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