FDA now wants their own FDA-approved gateway drugs to require warning labels stating the obvious: Opiod painkillers 'may' cause addiction, death

Friday, March 25, 2016 by: J. D. Heyes Tags: FDA drugs, opioid warnings, addiction epidemic Permalink to this article: http://www.naturalnews.com/053425_FDA_drugs_opioid_warnings_addiction_epidemic.html Embed article link: (copy HTML code below): FDA now wants their own FDA-approved gateway drugs to require warning labels stating the obvious: Opiod painkillers ‘may’ cause addiction, death Vaccine
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Immediate-release versions of addictive meds such as Oxycontin, Percocet and Vicodin to be affected (Source: WebMD Health)
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BETHESDA, Md., March 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it will now require immediate-release opioid painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin to carry enhanced warnings about addiction, overdose and death as a result of misuse or abuse of the drugs. The requirement is the second action a government agency has taken in a week against the growing epidemic of opioid abuse a
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The move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration comes one week after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced tough new guidelines to doctors for “opioid” drugs such as Oxycontin, Percocet and Vicodin. TUESDAY, March 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Hoping to curb a national epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse, U.S. officials on Tuesday announced that certain drugs will g
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