Naloxone Mandate In Opioid Labels Divides US FDA Panel, Even As It Wants Patient Conversations
Executive Summary
Advisory committee members vote narrowly in favor of labeling opioids with a recommendation to co-prescribe naloxone, but more agree that the goal is to facilitate patient-provider dialogue about overdose risks.
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