Coalition of health , consumer groups express concern about painkiller Zohydro . The hydrocodone-based drug is set to be available in March . If Zohydro follows in the footsteps of its opioid-containing predecessors , such a narrow , focused patient group may expand -- to patients with low back pain , fibromyalgia , arthritis or countless other chronic conditions . A new study has found that the number of people who die from prescription `` It will kill people as soon as it 's released , '' one doctor says .
Coalition of health , consumer groups express concern about painkiller Zohydro . The hydrocodone-based drug is set to be available in March . A new study has found that the number of people who die from prescription `` It will kill people as soon as it 's released , '' one doctor says .