Around this time last year I wrote an article for Q&B’s Diversity Blog discussing two disturbing trends regarding members of the Armed Forces and specifically veterans. The increasing suicide rate and abuse of prescription drugs are unfortunate outcomes of the stress that more than 12 years of persistent war has placed on the
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Changes Ahead: New Rules for Painkillers
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FDA Announces New Labeling and Postmarket Studies Requirements for Painkillers
On September 10, 2013, the FDA announced its plan to issue new regulations for labeling extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioid analgesics intended to treat pain. According to the FDA, the labeling changes “will include important new language to help health care professionals tailor their prescribing…