Opioids: FDA Actions May Silence Call For Moratorium On Approvals

Citizen petition seeks review of all marketed opioids; agency is considering whether new opioids should have comparative benefit over existing drugs.

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Public Citizen's call for the US FDA to halt approval of new opioids is unlikely to gain traction given the steps the agency is taking to change the framework for their approval.

Public Citizen and Raeford Brown, chair of FDA's Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee, submitted a

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