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NewsTemple will pay $130K to settle drug diversion claims
Temple University Health System will pay the U.S. government $130,000 to settle civil claims related to poor monitoring of controlled substances. The system agreed to follow a detailed Compliance Read more...
Reluctant prescribers are the biggest barrier to e-prescribing adoption
After the DEA officially lifted the restrictions against the use of electronic prescribing for controlled substances in June, it eliminated the single greatest barrier to e-prescribing in a decade. Read more...
California uses web-based tool to track suspicious drug use
The state of California has rolled out a new web-based tool that tracks the use of controlled substances, including addictive painkillers such as Oxycontin and Valium. The idea is to help nurses, Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Bill would give OH advanced practice nurses more prescribing power
The Ohio legislature will soon consider a bill to let advanced practice nurses prescribe controlled substances, largely addictive drugs like oxycodone and morphine. More than 30 states allow APNs to Read more...
Trend: E-prescribing on the rise despite problems
In the past, prescribing electronically was confusing to many doctors. Today, however, e-prescribing sounds like a reasonable idea, and its benefits--largely improving prescription accuracy and Read more...
Senators urge end to fight over e-prescribing controlled substances
For a couple of years now, regulatory agencies and legislators have been wrangling over e-prescribing. On the whole, legislators and health officials seem pretty convinced that e-prescribing is a Read more...
FL nurse practitioners fight for right to prescribe controlled substances
Right now, Florida is one of only a handful of states that don't allow nurse practitioners to write prescriptions for controlled substances. Though legislators have filed a bill that would permit Read more...
Rite Aid pays $5M to resolve Controlled Substances Act violations
Chain store giant Rite Aid Corp. and nine of its subsidiaries in eight states have agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges that the company violated provisions of the federal Controlled Substances Read more...
Groups challenge DEA rule on e-prescribing controlled substances
A pending rule from the DEA that would impose tight controls on e-prescribing of controlled substances has been slammed by a handful of industry groups as being too restrictive and in some cases too Read more...
DEA wants tough rules for e-prescribing controlled drugs
For a long time, government officials, health plans and IT vendors have been trying to get doctors to write prescriptions electronically. Many doctors have held back, though, because at least 10 Read more...
| Press ReleasesControlled Substances: Regulatory Changes Every Physician Should KnowFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Broad and Cassel Health Law Attorney Lester Perling and Attorney Alan Gassman of Gassman Law Associates, P.A. will be delivering valuable insights about the Read more >> SUPERVALU Pharmacies® Are First Nationwide Chain Approved to Accept E-Prescriptions for Controlled SubstancesCompany meets stringent requirements to accept e-prescriptions EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SUPERVALU Pharmacies are the first chain in the United States to meet stringent regulatory Read more >> Emdeon Announces Support for Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances Using the DEA-Allowed Quicker-to-Market ApproachEmdeon promotes use of a quicker, compliant adoption path for pharmacies and prescribers strapped with competing technology demandsNASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Emdeon Inc. (NYSE: Read more >> SAFE-BioPharma Selects Verizon to Manage Digital Identity ServicesVerizon is Now Supporting SAFE-BioPharma® Standard for Its Universal Identity Services for Healthcare NEW YORK & FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SAFE-BioPharma Association and Verizon today Read more >> Three States Sign on to Participate in NABP's Interconnected Prescription Monitoring SystemDeveloping System to Provide Nationwide Platform for Tracking Drug Diversion MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is Read more >> |
