The FDA commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, has made the opioid crisis a priority in his time at the agency. Yesterday, the regulatory body issued guidance to help promote the development of generic opioids designed to prevent abuse.
To date, the FDA has approved 10 of these products, called abuse-deterrent opioids. But, as Gottlieb noted in a statement, uptake by physicians has been slow.
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