Senator warns FDA on danger of newest painkillers

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Sun, 01/08/2012 - 06:01

Senator warns FDA on danger of newest painkillers Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press.

All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 04:12 a.m., Sunday, January 8, 2012 Experts say painkiller addiction has been driven partly by a loophole in the 1970 Controlled Substances Act that classified pure hydrocodone — a super painkiller — as a strictly controlled Schedule II drug.

[...] the law put combination products, such as pills containing...

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