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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...
