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FDA Urges Tighter Controls on Certain Prescription Painkillers

FDA Urges Tighter Controls on Certain Prescription Painkillers

Oct 25, – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended tighter controls on prescriptions for painkillers such as Vicodin and Lortab that contain the powerful narcotic hydrocodone. The change will cut in half the number of refills that patients can get before seeing their doctor to get a new prescription, the agency said Thursday. […]

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Plan B Pill Approved For females aged 15 and older Without a Prescription

Plan B Pill Approved For females aged 15 and older Without a Prescription

May 26, – The Plan B “morning-after” emergency contraceptive pill has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for distribution without a doctor’s prescription to females aged 15 and older. In 2011, the agency denied a petition filed by maker Teva Women’s Health Inc. to approve the pill for all females of reproductive […]

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