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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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