WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pharmaceutical executives laid out plans Friday to prevent the misuse of prescription painkillers, under pressure from regulators trying to stop hundreds of fatal overdoses each year....
Drugmakers, Fda Move To Curb Painkiller Abuse
By MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 10:06am
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