Advocates call on FDA to reverse approval for potent painkiller made by San Diego company

Advocates call on FDA to reverse approval for potent painkiller made by San Diego company
Pharmacies began dispensing Zohydro ER last week. It is the first single-ingredient hydrocodone drug ever cleared for U.S. patients. Each extended-release pill contains up to ten times more of the narcotic than previously available combination …
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Understanding facts about pain meds
Among the issues: Potency of Zohydro ER Media reports have claimed that Zohydro ER is up to 10 times more potent than drugs like Vicodin. That’s untrue, because the opioid in both drugs is hydrocodone, McPherson said. Since both contain the same …
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Computers that Recognize Legitimate Pain May Help in the Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse
Researchers say from the University of California San Diego and the University of Toronto say this may be able to help identify when people are faking pain in order to get prescription painkillers to abuse. The researchers made videos of people either …
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Millennium Labs Helps Launch Coalition to Tackle Prescription Drug Misuse, Abuse in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS®, local nonprofits, Millennium Laboratories, and other partners announced today the formation of the Safe Homes Coalition that will work to inform people …
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The program's purpose is to help prevent accidental poisonings and drug abuse. Officers at these locations will supervise the collection and maintain security of any collected materials. The collected materials will be destroyed in an environmentally …
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