Coming Soon: New US FDA Opioid Plan

Commissioner Robert Califf said the new plan should be released in August and include prongs to continue fighting the ongoing prescription opioid epidemic, as well as confront a new synthetic fentanyl and methamphetamine problem.

Fentanyl pills and syringe
The upcoming FDA opioid plan includes dealing with new synthetic fentanyl and methamphetamine. • Source: Shutterstock

Another US Food and Drug Administration plan to fight the opioid epidemic is expected in the coming days, a move that likely is familiar to Commissioner Robert Califf.

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