Giving a buprenorphine-based drug orphan status is wrong- STAT

Giving a buprenorphine-based drug orphan status is wrong- STAT

Opinion: Don’t let the maker of a buprenorphine drug abuse the Orphan Drug Act

By DIANE DORMAN

M. SPENCER GREEN/AP

The FDA granted orphan status for a drug to treat opiod addiction. With more than 2 million Americans addicted to opioids, that doesn't make sense.

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