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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4/5/17  2:54 pm
Commenter: Miranda

Subutex allergies
 

Subutex should allowed to be given, not taken away.  Some people are allergic to the naloxone, or cannot afford Suboxone. Anything that can help our addicts get clean legally and responsibly should be allowed. If abuse or illegal selling is a worry, then reduce the prescription length, and keep the practice of counting pills. Or do something like they do with suboxone strips--put each pill in an individual packet and have them counted at the doctors office--used ones and unused ones!

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