U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on Thursday defended the agency's approval of Zogenix Inc's Zohydro, saying the powerful prescription opioid offered a "unique" option to help treat pain.
"We recognize that this is a powerful drug, but we also believe that if appropriately used, it serves an important and unique niche with respect to pain medication and it meets the standards for safety and efficacy," Hamburg said at a hearing of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Source: Reuters, 13-MAR-2014
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