FDA to Require Changes to Prescription Painkiller Labels
Meddle, meddle, meddle
University of Washington study published in Lancet
Better that people suffer than that anybody ever get high, right?
A quarter of those using drugs they are not prescribed are using them to get high
Doesn't want consumers to be able to choose
Bad regulations prevent manufacturers from updating labels about new risks
Leads to predictable call for more government oversight of medications
More than 1,500 sites shut down
If they follow the rules of the FDA
Two-step generic pills will be available to all, but the one-step pill remains on hold for review
Fear it will leave to unnecessary drug treatments
There are addicts out there, so she must suffer
Erecting their defenses to counterfeiters
Wants to stop order from taking effect during appeal
Too bad the government's started a war on pain medication, too
Addiction fears means nobody can have it unless they make changes
30 of 31 pharmacies inspected had problems
Informant befriended the father of three, convinced him he was in pain and needed help
Swiss drug maker was seeking patent protection for a cancer drug
How dare you ship packages without screening out stuff we don't like
Half a million pills dispensed in tri-state area
Would reduce number of pills prescribed, place restrictions on refills
"The Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to access private prescription records of patients in Oregon without a warrant," says ACLU.
Better for thousands to suffer than for one addict to overdose
Would classify them in such a way as to require a doctor's prescription to purchase
Her body was still cooling in her death bed
An anti-drug taskforce in Seminole County has illegally confiscated the records of more than 5,000 patients.