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FDA Requires Black Box Warning for Certain Opioids

The Food and Drug Administration said all fast-acting opioid pain medication must now carry warnings about risks of addiction, abuse, overdose, and death.

By John ReynoldsMarch 28, 2016, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated March 28, 2016, 11:00 p.m. Central

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FDA Requires Black Box Warning for Certain Opioids

by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune
March 28, 2016

<h1>FDA Requires Black Box Warning for Certain Opioids</h1>
<p class="byline">by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune <br />March 28, 2016</p>
<p>The Food and Drug Administration said <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/22/471446330/fda-requires-strong-new-safety-warnings-for-opioids">all fast-acting opioid pain medication must now carry warnings</a> about risks of addiction, abuse, overdose, and death.&nbsp;(NPR)</p>
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John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune
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The Food and Drug Administration said all fast-acting opioid pain medication must now carry warnings about risks of addiction, abuse, overdose, and death. (NPR)

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