FDA wants to improve access to generic abuse-deterrent opioids: here ’s how

The FDA commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, has made the opioid crisis a priority in his time at the agency. Yesterday, the regulatory body issued guidance to help promote the development of generic opioids designed to prevent abuse. To date, the FDA has approved 10 of these products, called abuse-deterrent opioids. But, as Gottlieb noted in a statement, uptake by physicians has been slow. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. The post FDA wants to improve access to generic abuse-deterrent opioids: here’s how appeared first on MassDevice.
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