INQUIRER.net: US approves more powerful, pure hydrocodone drug

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US approves more powerful, pure hydrocodone drug Oct 26th 2013, 01:09 WASHINGTON  — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a stronger, single-ingredient version of the painkiller hydrocodone, the widely-abused prescription medicine for chronic pain.   The agency said Friday it approved the pill Zohydro for patients with pain that requires "daily, around-the-clock, long-term treatment" that cannot be addressed with other drugs.   Hydrocodone is currently sold in combination pills like Vicodin to treat pain from injuries, surgery, arthritis, migraines and other ailments. The new drug from Zogenix is the first pure, non-combination form of the drug approved in the U.S.   The approval came as a surprise since... Keep on reading: US approves more powerful, pure hydrocodone drug Media files: Vicodin.jpg (image/jpeg)

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