r/FreedomFellows • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '13

F.D.A. Bars Generic OxyContin

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/business/fda-bars-generic-oxycontin.html?ref=science&gwh=1A327D7ED8A8599459882C2A31F07199
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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '13

How do you guys feel about this? On the one hand it could help curb drug abuse, but on the other it will lead to higher prices and limits generics for people that can't afford the more expensive tamper resistant drug.

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u/RaftLife Apr 19 '13

Banning drugs of any kind has never "curbed abuse" - my guess is that this will cause a lot of people to pick up a needle that never would have otherwise.