Posted by jojo on August 25, 2001, at 11:25:06
In reply to Controlled Substances Act (United States), posted by Buster on August 24, 2001, at 19:29:40
> Does anyone know where I can find the federal regulations that provide the details on how controlled substances are to be prescribed in the United States, under the Controlled Substances Act?
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> I found some information at the following URL, but it just includes the relevant sections of the United States Code.
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> http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/agency/csa.htm
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> The information I am trying to find would give me the answer to questions such as the following:
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> (1) Are there any regulations that only allow a doctor to prescribe a one month (i.e., a 30-day) supply of medications regulated under the Controlled Substances Act?
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> (2) What are the followup paperwork requirements when a doctor phones in a prescription for a controlled substance in an emergency situation?
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> Thanks for your help!Some mail order pharmacies who work in conjunction with insurance companies (as Merck-Medco with Blue Cross) allow a 3 month prescription, even for Schedule II substances.
The FDA has almost dictatorial powers, and IMHO needs extensive restructuring. This is what happens when there is no organized and politically effective check on administrative powers. Thus, sterile water for injection is a prescription item, and L-tryptophane remains banned as an OTC substance, even though the problems that developed with its use occurred in only one batch made by a Japanese company using a new process.
Also, whether or not an item is prescription or not depends not on its safety, but on economic concerns of pharmaceutical companies, there generally being more money to be made in prescription drugs, at least until the patent expires.
To my knowledge, emergency or not, all Schedule II substances must be submitted on a paper prescription, in triplicate, I believe.
jojo
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