Here are three insights:
1. The requirement seeks to warn both providers and patients about the link between painkillers and overdoses.
2. The new policy requires painkillers like oxycodone to have labels warning of “misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose and death.”
3. Commissioner Califf said the policy isn’t only targeting drug companies, but providers who may prescribe more opioids than they should.
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