Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
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Board of Pharmacy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy [18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
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6/5/24  7:33 pm
Commenter: Janet

No scientific evidence to support a Kratom Ban
 

Good evening,

As a pharmacy board I implore you follow the science and keep Kratom as an over the counter herbal supplement.

there is no evidence Kratom or it’s alkaloids cause any lethal effects.  It does however have long standing evidence for its use for otc pain (like ibuprofen) and mood stablilizer (like CBD). With a saftey profile similar to caffine. 

we are in a long standing opioid pandemic, millions die from fentanyl and other full agonists.  Mytraginine is not an opioid nor a mu receptor agonist… we need all the tools we can use to help fight this epidemic and mytraginine one has a role!  


 

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