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Medical education required for prescribers of pain killer opioid narcotics

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

The FDA has just determined that manufacturers of long-acting opioid  pain killers will have to sponsor educational programs for physicians and for patients regarding use of these drugs. Warnings about their abuse or addiction potential will also be included in the educational material. This decision is in response to the high incidence of deaths stemming ... read more »