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Senators Durbin, Manchin, Markey Press FDA To Heed Public Health Requests, Remove Ultra-High Dosage Opioids From The Market

Opioids
Prescription and illegal opioids are commonly abused because they are so addictive (Source: CNN)
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 3, 2018
By: Rosemary Piser

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Ed Markey (D-MA) urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to remove ultra-high dosage opioids from the market.  Ultra-high dose opioids are those which, when taken as directed by the label, exceed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) threshold for dangerously high…

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