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Hal Rogers: “But the day after FDA upscheduled these hydrocodone drugs, like OxyContin, the next day, inexplicably, the FDA Director…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
But the day after FDA upscheduled these hydrocodone drugs, like OxyContin, the next day, inexplicably, the FDA Director allowed the sale of Zohydro, a new, extremely potent, 10 times OxyContin's strength, is to be released with no abuse-deterrent characteristics.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

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Rogers criticizes the FDA's decision to allow Zohydro's sale despite its potency and lack of abuse deterrents.

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