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New Opioid Drug Approval Rules: Only Better and Safer Allowed

This proposed law would give the government the power to deny approval for new opioid pain medications. This could happen if a new drug isn't significantly better or safer than those already available. The goal is to limit new drugs that don't offer real improvements in pain treatment.
Key points
The government can deny approval for a new opioid drug if it's not clearly better or safer than existing ones.
The change aims to ensure only new opioid drugs offering real patient benefits reach the market.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_S_4340
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Process start date: 2022-05-26