Will FDA Limit Vicodin Rx?
(MedPage Today) -- Is Vicodin less addictive than other prescription painkillers? That question has vexed physicians and regulators for years, and this week the FDA will once again put it to one of its advisory panels during a 2-day-long hearing that could decide the future of this popular drug. (Source: MedPage Today Campaign '08)
Source: MedPage Today Campaign '08 - January 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Vicodin: The Jury Is Out
(MedPage Today) -- Is Vicodin less addictive than other prescription painkillers? That question has vexed physicians and regulators for years, and this week the FDA will once again put it to one of its advisory panels during a 2-day-long hearing that could decide the future of this popular drug. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - January 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Restricting Vicodin is the wrong Rx
Reclassifying it and other such drugs could make it hard for those with chronic pain to get relief.More than 1 million Americans visit an emergency room each year because of prescription drug abuse, and the toll has been rising steadily since 2004. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration thinks it has an idea that will help: Reclassify the pain reliever Vicodin and other medications containing hydrocodone as Schedule II drugs, the most restrictive category for pharmaceuticals with accepted medical uses. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - January 21, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Restricting Vicodin is the wrong Rx
Reclassifying it and other such drugs could make it hard for those with chronic pain to get relief.More than 1 million Americans visit an emergency room each year because of prescription drug abuse, and the toll has been rising steadily since 2004. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration thinks it has an idea that will help: Reclassify the pain reliever Vicodin and other medications containing hydrocodone as Schedule II drugs, the most restrictive category for pharmaceuticals with accepted medical uses. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - January 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA to Consider Moving Vicodin from Schedule III to Schedule II
(Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 13, 2013 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news
New York City to Restrict Powerful Prescription Drugs in Public Hospitals’ Emergency Rooms
In an effort to crack down on drug abuse, most patients at the 11 hospitals will no longer be able to get more than three days’ worth of narcotic painkillers like Vicodin and Percocet. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - January 11, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS Tags: New York City Pain-Relieving Drugs Drug Abuse and Traffic OxyContin (Drug) Bloomberg, Michael R Hospitals Emergency Medical Treatment Source Type: news
Painkiller Crackdown in New York ERs
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Source: About.com Addictions - January 8, 2013 Category: Addiction Source Type: news
