Durbin, Blumenthal and Pallone Reintroduce Bill to Prohibit Sale of Tianeptine

On Feb. 5, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ) reintroduced the Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act, legislation that would prohibit tianeptine or “gas station heroin” from being marketed to consumers. The law would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...