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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

Physician's Weekly

Tianeptine is sold in a number of countries as a government-approved treatment for depression. But the FDA has never approved it for any medical condition in the U.S. Calello explained that it falls under a gray area of consumer supplements or products that are not regulated or tested the same way a medication would be.

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Once again, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is in the line of fire

Common Sense Family Doctor

This post first appeared on March 6, 2018, during the first Trump administration's failed attempt to eliminate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Now the Department of Government Efficiency is trying again, threatening 90% staff reductions that would decimate the agency. Update: the NGC ceased operating in 2018.]