US FDA Launches Study Of Prescriber Perceptions About Abuse-Deterrent Opioids

The agency is assessing whether to use different language to describe addiction and abuse deterrence.

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The US FDA is attempting to answer a question central to its approach to the opioid epidemic: do physicians understand the limitations of abuse-deterrent opioid formulations?

The agency is funding a study to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about abuse-deterrent formulations (ADFs) among opioid prescribers...

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