E-prescribing

Maine to Require E-prescribing of Opioids; New Law Also Imposes Caps on Prescriptions

Joan Flynn
May 10, 2016 at 09:27:00 ET
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A Maine law enacted to address the causes of heroin use will require prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines to be submitted to pharmacies electronically by July 2017. The law (LD 1646) also places limits on the daily strength of opioid prescriptions, caps prescriptions at seven days for acute pain and 30 days for chronic pain, and requires prescribers to check the Prescript... Read More