MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'dea'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:22:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096206&cid=t_163544_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-problem-with-medical-licenses%2F2011.08.04 In one of those things I don’t really get*, Texas requires a separate license from an unrestricted medical license to prescribe narcotics. As the price of this extra license has always seemed to be more ‘cover the cost’, nobody has seriously objected. It’s $25, in case you’re interested. Since it’s a State license, it’s required if your job could even perceivably need to prescribe narcs in a hospital. (So, Radiologists and Pathologists are usually exempted). It’s never been an issue, as long as you don’t screw up. Until now. From the Austin American Statesman: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096206 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:00:59 +0100 5096206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107649&cid=t_163544_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F08%2F03%2Feprescribing-controlled-substances%2F Back on September 13, 2009 I wrote a post titled, “FDA Approves Pilot Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances.” I’d link to the post, but unfortunately the news got sent to me prematurely and so I had to take the post down. It was unfortunate, since there was and still is a lot of interest in being able to ePrescribe controlled substances. In fact, I’d say that not being able to prescribe controlled substances electronically is the current Achilles heal of ePrescribing. Fast forward to the recent announcement that DrFirst’s announcement of the Nationwide Launch of their ePrescribing Controlled Substances product. Their latest ePrescribing product for controlled substances is called EPCS Gold and is fully certified to meet the prescription processing re... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107649 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:33:22 +0100 5107649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600798&cid=t_163544_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FNPe3p37WgVo%2F Hello, everyone, and nice to see you again. A spot of rain is falling on the Pharmalot corporate campus, but our spirits remain sunny. Of course, a cup or two of stimulation can help - our flavor this morning is Rain Forest Nut. Meanwhile, there are meetings and deadlines that await. So here are some interesting items to help you along. Have a great day and do stay in touch… Pfizer To Move Antibacterials Research To Shanghai (The Day) Abbott CEO Compensation Fell 2.5 Percent Last Year (Dow Jones) DEA Seizes Execution Drug In Georgia (Associated Press) Japan Nuclear Catastrophe Spurs Debate Over Radiation Pills (Bloomberg News) Those $4 Rx Programs Can Save US Billions (Reuters) Cephalon Sues US Over Fentora Generic Approval (Bloomberg News) Aegerion Receives Orphan Status For Lipid D... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600798 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:53:04 +0100 4600798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294554&cid=t_163544_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fplastic-surgeon-dr-stephen-moos-pleads-guilty-dea-charge%2F Oregon plastic surgeon Dr. Stephen Moos has plead guilty to a charge of lying to the DEA about his record with the Oregon state medical authorities. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294554 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:50:26 +0100 4294554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003257&cid=t_163544_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnational-prescription-drug-take-back-day%2F2010.09.27 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) coordinat[ed] “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day” this [past] Saturday [September 25th], encouraging people to turn in their unused prescription drugs. The agency hopes the event will help decrease rates of crime and addiction linked to prescription drug abuse, the New York Times reports. From the DEA press release: This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many Americans are not aware that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are increasing at alarming rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtain... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003257 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0100 4003257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460245&cid=t_163544_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F04%2F07%2Feprescribing-controlled-substances-patient-matching-rate%2F I’ve been wanting to write about ePrescribing controlled substances since 9/13/09. In fact, I even did write post about the FDA approving a pilot to do electronic prescribing of controlled substances which I posted on that day. Turns out, it was a press release that was sent to me prematurely, so I hid it from view. Well, a couple weeks ago, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released it’s interim final rule on ePrescribing of controlled substances (PDF). John Halamka described some of the most important details of this rule on his blog: (a) To sign a controlled substance prescription, the electronic prescription application must require the practitioner to authenticate to the application using an authentication protocol that uses two of the following three factors: (1) ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460245 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:30:06 +0100 3460245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408492&cid=t_163544_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.federalregister.gov%2FOFRUpload%2FOFRData%2F2010-06687_PI.pdf On March 24, 2010, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the Interim Final Rule with Request for Comments on Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances.The Interim Final Rule outlines the procedures for health care providers to electronically prescribe controlled substances. The DEA has revised its regulations to provide practitioners with the option of writing prescriptions for controlled substances electronically and permit pharmacies to receive, dispense and archive these electronic prescriptions.The Interim Final Rule will be officially published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 and will include a 60 day comment period. (Source: Health Care Law Blog) Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408492 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:32:38 +0100 3408492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105021&cid=t_163544_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F11%2F12%2Fliberal-is-too-liberal%2F I’ve got a problem. There’s a physician in my town wreaking havoc on the livers of everyone in the entire area. Drug seekers rejoice! If your drug of choice is Fioricet (Butalbital/Acetaminophen/Caffeine), Soma (Carisoprodol), or Ultram (Tramadol) you are in luck. I’m not joking when I say that he has put them in the ground — 6 feet under. He’s got more people addicted to more drugs than should be possible. I’ve been told by several of his “patients” that do their trading with me that they enter his “exam room,” state a problem that they have, and he begins writing. He doesn’t touch them. He doesn’t ask any questions. I couldn’t tell you the number of times folks have gotten to the counter and not known what X-dr... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105021 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:39 +0100 3105021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1309054&cid=t_163544_135_f&fid=35262&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurvivinghiv.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fimportant-information-about-nandrolone.html QUESTION FROM SOMEONE IN MY POZHEALTH AT YAHOOGROUPS.COM LIST:"I interpret this that once the current supply of the components tomake nandrolone are depleted, there will be no more access tonandrolone here in the US. Am I right or just the number ofcompounding pharmacies may continue to dwindle due to DEA pressures?Thanks everyone,Tom A"MY ANSWER:Dear TomThe ingredients to make nandrolone are not depleted. The decision from the manufacturer (Watson) to stop making nandrolone decanoate (an effective injectable medicine to treat unintentional weight loss and to increase muscle mass) was based on economics and political pressure.Watson stopped making it because:1- It is a generic CHEAP drug2- They can sell expensive Oxandrin instead. Oxandrin is approved for unintentional weight loss but cost... Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1309054 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:52:00 +0100 1309054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1138036&cid=t_163544_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fupdate.html In my Dec. 27 post, I referenced a letter from HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt to members of Congress regarding EHRs and the planned 10.1% Medicare physician fee cut for 2008 that eventually was postponed for six months.I said that the letter was not available online. I was wrong. Here it is.It seems I confused that letter, from Leavitt to Senate Finance Committee leadership, with another one from members of the Senate regarding e-prescribing. In the latter correspondence, 19 senators asked Attorney General Michael Mukasey to push the Drug Enforcement Agency to revisit its ban on electronic prescribing of controlled substances.Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) issued a press release about that Dec. 17 letter. The letter followed a Dec. 4 hearing on the topic in front of the Senate Judiciary Comm... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1138036 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:52:00 +0100 1138036