More than 40 advocacy groups signed a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg asking the administration to reconsider the approval of the controversial drug Zohyrdro As we’ve previously discussed, Zohyrdro is a hydrocodone packed painkiller 5 to 10 times as potent as Vicodin or Lortab. Researchers believe the drug is so potent that it can […]
FDA Fails To Stand Strong Against Drug Abuse
The FDA’s recent decision to approve the drug Zohydro™ Extended Release, a drug that has no abuse-deterrent features, suggests that the administration has been hypocritical of their goal to lessen the likelihood that people will abuse new painkillers. According to the FDA, making painkillers less likely to be abused is a public health priority, but […]