Gottlieb Touts Devices For Pain Control To Help Solve Opioid Crisis

06 Apr 2017

• By Sue Darcey

Devices, or drug-delivery device, alternatives for pain control may provide at least a partial solution to the nation's opioid abuse epidemic, FDA Commissioner-nominee Scott Gottlieb said at his April 5 confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

FDA Commissioner nominee Scott Gottlieb told Senators at his April 5 confirmation hearing that he views devices, and drug-delivery devices, as a possible solution to the nation's opioid epidemic.

While the physician and venture capitalist spent much of hearing explaining to Senate HELP panel Democrats how his many medical-product...