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Are pharmacists also responsible?

by 1-6 3y ago

seanmcdirmid 3y ago
It seems so? See https://www.pharmacist.com/Publications/Pharmacy-Today/Article/recent-ruling-on-red-flags-creates-a-novel-situation-for-pharmacists https://www.pharmacist.com/Publications/Pharmacy-Today/Artic... > A federal judge in Ohio who oversees the National Prescription Opiate Litigation (NPOL) has recently issued a ruling with significant implications for pharmacists and pharmacies. The ruling requires pharmacists to document refusals of opioid prescriptions based on so-called “red flags.” Pharmacy companies are required to share these documented refusals with pharmacists at all of their practice sites. Pharmacists are required to consider their colleagues’ documented prior refusals during their screen of subsequent opioid prescriptions. I'm not sure if (or why) they aren't going after the doctors making the red flag prescriptions, however.
- cratermoon 3y ago
  Because the doctors have the AMA. The similar sorts of group for pharmacists doesn't have nearly the political pull. The largest group, APhA, has about half the members as the AMA. AMA pulled in $493M to the APhA's $34.5M last year.
  - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
    Are they even going after pharmacists? Or are they just going after corporations to implement a corporate solution because going after doctors and pharmacists isn't scalable?
    - eru 3y ago
      Not scalable and would be politically less popular?
- SoftTalker 3y ago
  Who says they aren't going after the doctors?
- Caligatio 3y ago
  > I'm not sure if (or why) they aren't going after the doctors making the red flag prescriptions, however. As someone who was an (alternate) juror on a Federal "pill mill" trial, they are. That trial was truly eye opening to how flagrant some doctors are when it comes to writing bogus prescriptions. The doctor in that trial had deals with imaging companies to create justification for egregious prescriptions. I'm talking about starting people on 160 mg/day of oxy for relatively minor "injuries." Several pharmacies reported the doctor which helped get the investigation rolling.

Are pharmacists also responsible?

by 1-6 3y ago

Are pharmacists also responsible?

It seems so? See https://www.pharmacist.com/Publications/Pharmacy-Today/Article/recent-ruling-on-red-flags-creates-a-novel-situation-for-pharmacists https://www.pharmacist.com/Publications/Pharmacy-Today/Artic... > A federal judge in Ohio who oversees the National Prescription Opiate Litigation (NPOL) has recently issued a ruling with significant implications for pharmacists and pharmacies. The ruling requires pharmacists to document refusals of opioid prescriptions based on so-called “red flags.” Pharmacy companies are required to share these documented refusals with pharmacists at all of their practice sites. Pharmacists are required to consider their colleagues’ documented prior refusals during their screen of subsequent opioid prescriptions. I'm not sure if (or why) they aren't going after the doctors making the red flag prescriptions, however.

cratermoon 3y ago
Because the doctors have the AMA. The similar sorts of group for pharmacists doesn't have nearly the political pull. The largest group, APhA, has about half the members as the AMA. AMA pulled in $493M to the APhA's $34.5M last year.
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  Are they even going after pharmacists? Or are they just going after corporations to implement a corporate solution because going after doctors and pharmacists isn't scalable?
  - eru 3y ago
    Not scalable and would be politically less popular?
SoftTalker 3y ago
Who says they aren't going after the doctors?
Caligatio 3y ago
> I'm not sure if (or why) they aren't going after the doctors making the red flag prescriptions, however. As someone who was an (alternate) juror on a Federal "pill mill" trial, they are. That trial was truly eye opening to how flagrant some doctors are when it comes to writing bogus prescriptions. The doctor in that trial had deals with imaging companies to create justification for egregious prescriptions. I'm talking about starting people on 160 mg/day of oxy for relatively minor "injuries." Several pharmacies reported the doctor which helped get the investigation rolling.