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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4/4/17  9:14 pm
Commenter: Sara Y

Naloxone Dangerous for Some
 
I fully appreciate and understand the current opiate crisis our country, and specifically our state, is experiencing. However, these new regulations are putting many stable patients at a great risk for severe illness, or worse. I sincerely hope that this may be revised to include exceptions where medically indicated for those who are unable to safely take Suboxone/Naloxone due to debilitating side effects. These drugs were created to help sick patients, not make patients more sick..
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