FDA names opioids, drug competition as top 2018 policy goals

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180112/NEWS/180119942 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to focus on reducing opioid misuse and promoting drug competition as two of its top policy priorities for 2018. In a list released Thursday, the agency also said it wants to strengthen its scientific workforce and use nutrition to reduce the burden of disease this year. FDA […]

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Manage pain wisely to protect yourself from opioid addiction

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Manage pain wisely to protect yourself from opioid addiction https://panow.com/column/733495/manage-pain-wisely-protect-yourself-opioid-addiction eadlines declaring that life expectancy in the U.S. has declined for the first time since 1993 because of deaths from opioids are the latest red-flag warning that, as a nation and individually, we need to change both our approach to managing pain with opioids and […]

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