FDA recommends tightening access to hydrocodone pain-killers

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A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver SpringBy Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended tighter restrictions on products that contain hydrocodone, an opioid painkiller present in commonly prescribed, potentially addictive drugs such as Vicodin. Until now, Vicodin and other products that contain less than 15 milligrams of hydrocodone have been classified as Schedule III controlled substances. The FDA recommends reclassifying them more restrictively — potentially as Schedule II products, in line with opioid pain-killers such as oxycodone and morphine. …

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