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NewsState bill would force docs to check controlled substance database
Massachusetts legislators are voting today on a bill to require physicians to check a prescription-drug abuse database before prescribing pain meds. It's part of a larger statewide effort to rein in Read more...
Hackers demand $10M for VA prescription database
It is, unfortunately, the kind of spectacular crime that tends to encourage imitators. One or more black-hat hackers has apparently stolen millions of personal prescription records from a state Read more...
E-prescribing rules for controlled meds include strict monitoring
While the Drug Enforcement Administration has finally proposed a rule allowing e-prescribing for controlled drugs, everyone involved will be required to comply with a boatload of regulations if they Read more...
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