To facilitate patient care during the public health emergency, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued four exceptions to regulations for DEA-registered pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. The first exception pertains to satellite... Read More
In an effort to facilitate continuity of patient care and to respond appropriately to the circumstances that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) has recently announced three exceptions to DEA... Read More
The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 prohibits providers from prescribing or dispensing controlled substances in the absence of a valid in-person encounter, with limited exceptions. One such exception permits a... Read More
In an unprecedented settlement, Mallinckrodt, LLC, one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers of generic oxycodone, has agreed to pay Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) $35 million to settle allegations that they violated certain provisions... Read More
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently clarified for pharmacists its guidance regarding forwarding unfilled electronic prescriptions (EPCS) for controlled substances. In an email from Loren Miller, an Associate Section Chief of the Drug... Read More
