In his latest post on Medical Progress Today, ACSH s Dr. Josh Bloom examines a new Food and Drug Administration recommendation that will severely hamper the ability of physicians to prescribe Vicodin. He says that this initiative is a misguided attempt to reign in opiate abuse, which, in reality, will do little to combat drug abuse while doing great harm to patients with legitimate needs for strong painkillers.
In his latest post on Medical Progress Today, ACSH s Dr. Josh Bloom examines a new Food and Drug Administration recommendation that will severely hamper the ability of physicians to prescribe Vicodin. He says that this initiative is a misguided attempt to reign in opiate abuse, which, in reality, will do little to combat drug abuse while doing great harm to patients with legitimate needs for strong painkillers. You can read his op-ed, entitled When Medicine and Law Enforcement Mix, Patients Lose, here.
