Federal health advisers want the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to place new limits on hydrocodone, a potent pain killer that consistently ranks as one of the most-abused medications in the United States each year. The panel of drug safety experts want hydrocodone reclassified as a schedule II drug, limiting which kinds of medical professionals can write a prescription for it and how many times it can be refilled. Those who voted for the move said it would send a signal to doctors about the potential dangers of hydrocodone drugs. In 2011, doctors wrote more than 131 million prescriptions for hydrocodone, making it the most prescribed drug in the country. Read more about this recommendation and the epidemic of opioid abuse that drove the decision here.
16 Şubat 2013 Cumartesi
FDA Considers New Limits on Hydrocodone
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Federal health advisers want the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to place new limits on hydrocodone, a potent pain killer that consistently ranks as one of the most-abused medications in the United States each year. The panel of drug safety experts want hydrocodone reclassified as a schedule II drug, limiting which kinds of medical professionals can write a prescription for it and how many times it can be refilled. Those who voted for the move said it would send a signal to doctors about the potential dangers of hydrocodone drugs. In 2011, doctors wrote more than 131 million prescriptions for hydrocodone, making it the most prescribed drug in the country. Read more about this recommendation and the epidemic of opioid abuse that drove the decision here.
Federal health advisers want the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to place new limits on hydrocodone, a potent pain killer that consistently ranks as one of the most-abused medications in the United States each year. The panel of drug safety experts want hydrocodone reclassified as a schedule II drug, limiting which kinds of medical professionals can write a prescription for it and how many times it can be refilled. Those who voted for the move said it would send a signal to doctors about the potential dangers of hydrocodone drugs. In 2011, doctors wrote more than 131 million prescriptions for hydrocodone, making it the most prescribed drug in the country. Read more about this recommendation and the epidemic of opioid abuse that drove the decision here.
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