In light of the growing opioid crisis, the Federal Drug Administration in October 2014 reclassified
all hydrocodone products in a way that makes them more carefully controlled, including limiting prescriptions to a 30 - day supply with no refills.
A 2014 federal change that limited the dispensing of
hydrocodone products may be indirectly contributing to the illegal use of some of those drugs, a study by University of Texas Medical Branch researchers has found.
Not exact matches
Initially, the collaboration will map out drug breakdown
products, proteins and other compounds that healthy bodies make in response to the prescription painkiller
hydrocodone.