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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Physicians Ask FDA Not to Rush into Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies

This article, by Emily P. Walker, Washing Correspondent for MedPage Today, discusses how doctors are asking the FDA to not rush into a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation (REMS), which would be intended to combat the misuse of opioid painkillers.  The FDA is currently listening to input from physicians, patients, hospice workers, and pharmacists.

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