FDA restricts pain meds

November 22, 2013

THE US Food and Drug Administration is recommending the re-classification of Vicodin and other hydrocodone-containing products from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Schedule III list of controlled substances to the more restrictive Schedule II list. B. Douglas Hoey, ceo of the USA’s National Community Pharmacists Association said, “This will likely pose significant hardships and delay relief for many patients.” Nursing home and long-term care patients are to be most affected.

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FDA restricts pain meds

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