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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4/24/17  4:56 pm
Commenter: Dr. Rod M. Rogge, DDS

regulate pharmacy wholesalers
 

I hope that Virginia and other states sue enough drug wholesalers to lead  to a federal law requiring tracking and reporting of large amounts of opioids.  Big pharmacy companies know where the big opioid shipments are headed, and they accept no responsibility for what happens, since they make huge amounts of cash.  Everyone in the chain needs to be responsible.  The intent of the new regulations is good, but if you don't slow down the supply, and track sales, nothing will change.  Look what making pseudophedrine OTC did to the methamphetamine mess we are in - all produced by big pharmacy greed.

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