Action | Initial regulations |
Stage | Emergency/NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 5/3/2017 |
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.