FDA Opioid Action Plan Could Help Clear Califf Nomination Roadblock

Policy shifts to address opioid abuse epidemic include changes to immediate-release opioid labeling, updated REMS requirements, and a new advisory committee.

FDA's broad plan for dealing with opioid medicines could eliminate at least one roadblock to Robert Califf's confirmation as FDA commissioner.

On Feb. 4, Califf, currently FDA deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco, and other agency officials announced a plan "to reassess the agency's approach to opioid medications

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