US FDA May Change Opioid Labeling To Limit Dispensing By Indication

Commissioner Gottlieb says FDA is looking to work with provider groups to set dosage based on indication; Patrick Kennedy is calling on CMS to provide reimbursement for opioid addiction treatment.

Hydrocodone prescription bottle. Hydrocodone is a generic medication name and label was created by photographer.

US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that "perhaps the biggest role" the agency can play in responding to the opioid crisis is by reducing overall exposure to opioids. FDA may be able to do so, he said, by encouraging more controlled dispensing so three to seven doses are dispensed rather than 30.

Gottlieb suggested that the agency could work with provider groups to build into opioid labeling what the appropriate dispensing should...

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