CVS Health Fights National Opioid Addiction Epidemic with Enterprise Initiatives

Pharmacy leader CVS announced on September 21, 2017 that it will limit opioid prescriptions to seven days for certain conditions. This restriction will apply to patients who are new to pain therapy as well as other initiatives to tackle the opioid addiction crisis in the United States. This is similar … Read More

Ohio’s Fight Against Opioid Addiction – New Rules Limit Opioid Prescriptions to 7 Days for Acute Pain in Adults

 

opioid addiction prescribing rulesOhio Gov. John Kasich discussed new prescription rules at a press conference in August that he said would save lives and fight addiction. Effective August 31, the state’s health care regulatory boards will implement new limits on prescriptions issued for the treatment of acute pain. The rules are intended … Read More