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Zohydro Controversy
Zohydro Controversy
Zohydro Controversy
Fall River Mayor William A. Flanagan is asking President Obama to intervene in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the painkiller Zohydro. In a letter released Monday, Flanagan urged the president to ask FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to either order San Diego-based drugmaker Zogenix to reformulate the drug or mandate its removal from the market entirely...
Patrick Backs Zohydro Ban
Patrick Backs Zohydro Ban
Patrick Backs Zohydro Ban
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is defending the state's first-in-the-nation ban on Zohydro, a powerful new painkiller, as it faces a federal court lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. On Tuesday, a federal judge suggested Patrick might have been ``out of line'' in issuing a March 27 executive order banning the drug in Massachusetts...
Zohydro Makers Sue
Zohydro Makers Sue
Zohydro Makers Sue
Associated Press - The maker of Zohydro, a controversial new prescription painkiller, has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block Massachusetts' ban on local doctors prescribing and dispensing the drug. Zogenix filed suit in U...
New Drug Worries Docs
New Drug Worries Docs
New Drug Worries Docs
A new painkiller is set to hit the market soon, and law enforcement officials and healthcare experts are clenching their teeth. Zohydro ER, a hydrocodone-based painkiller, was approved by the FDA in October, and is set to hit pharmacies within the next month...