New Internal Documents Paint a Depressing Picture of the FDA’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Posted on AllSides December 30th, 2019
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More than a third of opioid-related deaths in the United States link back to long-acting drugs like OxyContin that are approved for prescription by the US Food and Drug Administration. But lax oversight at the agency is hampering efforts to ensure doctors don’t overprescribe these medications, according to a new study.