Rep. Bono Mack Introduces Bill To Curb Rx Drug Misuse

U.S. Rep. Mary Bono Mack (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill that would call on FDA to require pharmaceutical companies to use tamper-resistant formulas for new opiate-based drugs in an effort to curb prescription drug misuse. Some pharmaceutical firms likely will oppose the legislation because it would increase manufacturing costs.

• "CONGRESS: Bono Mack Backs Prescription Drug Abuse Bill" (Goad, Riverside Press-Enterprise, 7/19).