Dr. Barry Dworkin

Does the U.S. really need another oral opioid medication that is 500-1000 times the equivalent morphine dose? FDA seems to think so.

Health Headlines Commentary for November 9, 2018

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FDA approves opioid painkiller 1,000 times stronger than morphine

 

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