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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4/26/17  4:09 am
Commenter: Kyle Miles

Buprenorphine saves lives
 

This is my third comment, but I cant help it. I have seen other patients that were good patients lose treatment because they had a documented allergy on file. All this done is cut people off from the life-saving treatment they were getting. Supposedly the whole reason behind this is because someone testified that they bought one on the streets. Well if thats the truth why haven't went after Opana, Methadone, Percocets, OxyContin, Valium, Xanax, Klonopin, People are reporting they are still able to get a prescription and get them filled in Virginia but some of us are suffering. All this bill did is either create a worse black market or sent people that were in treatment back to the streets. If a person has an allergy on file there doctor would be reluctant to switch them, some people just cannot tolerate it. Buprenorphine is the safest out of all three of the drugs used for treating addiction, and the only problem we have with it is there aren't enough doctors to stem the tides of addiction and putting up more barriers to treatment. Every one of these medications has their uses but to punish someone because suboxone makes them feel horrible or swells their throats shut is outrageous when suboxone is still available for patients that can have it. Bupe with or without Naloxone is a miracle drug, and taking one of them away because someone cannot have the other is a horrible mistake.

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