Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine [18 VAC 85 ‑ 21]
Action Initial regulations
Stage Emergency/NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 5/3/2017
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4/8/17  3:04 pm
Commenter: Kyle Miles

Buprenorphine laws. Patients with an allergic reaction have no true alternative
 

People that are truly allergic are losing treatment totally. Doctors that know their patient is allergy/hypersensitivity  they will not write you suboxone or generiic buprenorphine/naloxone PERIOD. I know because someone close to just went throught it. The doctor told them to seek treatment in another state, that they would not right them because of the tongue swelling, and throat swelling. This patient has a true hypersensitivity/allergy and the doctor was so scared of the reaction he wouldn't try to give him the combination tablet because of the tongue swellng. What is a patient to do then, when the doctor cares for the patient but cant treatment. He won't take a chance on writing the Suboxone or the Generic. These patients deserve treatment with this medication too, and methadone isn't a option. He shouldnt have been punished for something he cannot control. What is he supposed to do now?

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