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FDA Announces Enhanced Warnings for Immediate-release Opioid Pain Medications Related to Risks of Misuse, Abuse, Addiction, Overdose and Death

New safety warnings also added to all prescription opioid medications to inform prescribers and patients of additional risks related to opioid use

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016.  In a continuing effort to educate prescribers and patients about the potential risks related to opioid use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced required class-wide safety labeling changes for immediate-release (IR) opioid pain medications. Among the changes, the FDA is requiring a new boxed warning about…

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