Drug Abuse: FDA Allows Generic Forms of Endo Health's Opana ER Painkiller

FDA allows generic forms of Endo Health's Opana ER painkiller
Filed under: Drug Abuse

By Zeba Siddiqui (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday denied Endo Health Solutions' petition to block generic forms of its widely abused prescription pain drug Opana ER, a surprise decision by an agency that has recently come down hard on pain drugs to prevent their abuse. Prescription drug abuse leads to more deaths in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Rampant in Reno
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Officials with the Reno Police Department say prescription drug abuse is the second biggest drug problem in the United States.
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