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In a blatant act of topic hijacking, I'd like to suggest another rethinking. Where is the wisdom in having Law Enforcement (DEA) make medical decisions (Drug Sc
by WarOnPrivacy 1y ago
In a blatant act of topic hijacking, I'd like to suggest another rethinking. Where is the wisdom in having Law Enforcement (DEA) make medical decisions (Drug Scheduling) for an entire nation?
This is a critical medical responsibility. It seems profoundly foolish to place it with an entity that 1) is wholly unqualified and 2) has its funding dependent on locking medicine behind that schedule.
- khuey 1y agoYeah this is rather blatant topic hijacking because statins aren't scheduled under the Controlled Substances Act. The OTC vs prescription question for statins doesn't involve the DEA at all.
- WarOnPrivacy 1y agoYou are correct. I am being poor steward of online etiquette. I will do somewhat better in the future.
- AStonesThrow 1y agoActually the D.E.A. is directly involved in all prescriptions and prescriber activities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration#Registration_and_licensing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administratio... Every US prescriber such as a physician or NP must be registered with the DEA and obtain a registration number. This number is provided on all their prescription pads, and it's a number required by the [also DEA-registered] pharmacy to authenticate all prescription requests, controlled substance or not.