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Kaine Introduces Legislation To Ensure Careful Review Of New Opioid Drugs

Press Release

By: Tim Kaine
By: Tim Kaine
Date: April 17, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Drugs

This week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced the FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act, bipartisan legislation that would hold the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accountable for the approval of new opioid drugs, ensuring experts' voices are heard as new and potentially dangerous opioid medications are considered for approval.

"Prescription opioid abuse has become an epidemic in this country, and the dramatic growth in overdose deaths demonstrates just how dangerous these drugs are," said Kaine. "This legislation will help ensure that new and potentially dangerous opioids receive careful scrutiny before they enter the marketplace."


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