Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Veterinary Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine [18 VAC 150 ‑ 20]
Action Prescribing of opioids
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 2/9/2018
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1/18/18  1:28 pm
Commenter: Caroline Pattie

Please write exemption on time limits for certain cases
 

I believe a mandatory 7-14 day limit on opiates is highly impractical for many feline patients due to behavior/anxiety with transport out of the home environment or for large dogs with serious mobility issues.  The drug I see this most referring to would be buprenorphine or tramadol for chronic pain conditions.   In general I have a very good grasp on those particular cases who get larger prescriptions at a time and pay attention to the timelines for amounts prescribed vs. refills ordered and have not gotten any feelings of diversion from my personal experience with our clients.

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