Gottlieb: FDA Needs To Regulate Practice Of Medicine On Opioids

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recently said that while he laments the federal government regulating the practice of medicine, more federal action is needed -- and mandated by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) -- to help tackle the opioid crisis. He pointed to more stringent prescribing restrictions as one area ripe for more federal regulation. Gottlieb also called out the prescriber community for its opposition to more federal regulation, and urged professional societies to work with FDA on crafting guidelines that...