Groups Push FDA to Consider Abuse in New Drug Applications

By John P. Kamin, ReporterThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration could force dangerous opioids out of the market and replace them with safer drugs by giving the pharmaceutical industry clearer guidance and rejecting applications for drugs that can be easily abused, according to the leader of a consortium that is petitioning the FDA for change.The Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence and three other anti-drug groups filed a formal petition asking the FDA to take a stronger stand against prescription drug abuse by reforming its regulation of the pharmaceutical industry. The National Asso...