FDA has approved OxyContin for 11-yr-olds
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a limited usage of the painkiller Oxycontin for children as young as 11 years old. From NBC News: Dr. Sharon Hertz, director of new anesthesia, analgesia and addiction products for the FDA, said studies by Purdue Pharma of Stamford, Connecticut, which manufactures the drug, “supported a new pediatric …