Advocates call on FDA to reverse approval for potent painkiller made by San … – San Diego 6

Advocates call on FDA to reverse approval for potent painkiller made by San … – San Diego 6

Advocates call on FDA to reverse approval for potent painkiller made by San
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SAN DIEGO — Anti-addiction advocates are calling on the FDA to reverse approval of a powerful painkiller made by a San Diego-based company. Pharmacies began dispensing Zohydro ER last week. It is the first single-ingredient hydrocodone drug ever 

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San Diego Company Producing Controversial Drug – NBC 7 San Diego


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San Diego Company Producing Controversial Drug
NBC 7 San Diego
A San Diego-based company is releasing a controversial new prescription drug called Zohydro. The pill is designed to treat patients with chronic and severe pain. But NBC 7's Liberty Zabala explains why addiction counselors worry this drug could be 
Mortal concern: Experts worry over new 'super' painkillerUniontown Herald Standard
Schumer asks Health and Human Services head to overturn FDA approval of SILive.com
Impending debut of potent prescription painkiller Zohydro fuels debate over Buffalo News

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Abuse of painkillers hurts real patients – U-T San Diego

Abuse of painkillers hurts real patients
U-T San Diego
When the opioid painkiller Zohydro ER was approved for U.S. sale last fall, a firestorm of criticism descended on federal regulators and the medication's creator, Zogenix of San Diego. The outcry has only grown since the prescription drug went on the
Ohio bill: Make Zohydro illegalCincinnati.com

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Biotech stocks keep tumbling
Biotech stocks in San Diego and across the country dropped Monday, continuing a monthlong downward movement that has interrupted what was previously a bull market. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index closed Monday at 2,499.44, down 77.77 points — or …
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Snyder: Redskins to assist Native Americans – KUSI.com – KUSI News – San
He listed poverty, illness, drug abuse, violence and lack of basic infrastructure as among the problems faced by Native Americans. "I've listened. I've learned. And frankly, its heart wrenching," the letter said. Harjo wondered why Snyder, who has …
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