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House-Passed Bill Would Let FDA Dictate Opioid Packaging, Disposal

By James Romoser Beth Wang / June 20, 2018 at 4:10 PM
The House on Tuesday (June 19) voted 342-13 to pass a bill that would direct FDA to work with drug manufacturers to establish programs to return or dispose of unused Schedule II and III substances. The bill, the Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate Disposal and Packaging (SOUND) Act of 2018 -- sponsored by North Carolina Reps. Richard Hudson (R), G.K. Butterfield (D) and Ted Budd (R) -- passed out of the House Energy & Commerce Committee on May...


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