The AP (2/24, Seitz, Whitehurst) reported that on Friday, the Biden Administration “moved…to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis.” The Drug Enforcement Administration “said late Friday it plans to reinstate once longstanding federal requirements for powerful drugs that were waived once COVID-19 hit.” The AP added, “Patients will still be able to get common prescriptions like antibiotics, skin creams, birth control and insulin prescribed through telehealth visits.”
CNN (2/25, Millman) reported, “Prescriptions for other drugs – to help with pain or sleep, for example – could be prescribed via telehealth but a patient would need an in-person evaluation before obtaining a refill,” while Schedule II medications “necessitate an in-person appointment before any prescription can be written.”
Related Links:
— “Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs “Amanda Seitz and Lindsay Whitehurst, AP, February 24, 2023