E-prescriptions for C-II?
June 27, 2008
U.S. drug regulators are close to allowing doctors to electronically prescribe potentially abusive medications like painkillers, rather than requiring written orders, a Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman said on Thursday.
A new rule allowing the change is expected to be made public soon, said administration spokeswoman Rogene Waite.
She could not say when it would be announced.
While the move could make it easier for doctors and patients to manage their prescriptions, recent studies have found few doctor’s offices have adopted the electronic prescribing system.
A New England Journal of Medicine study published earlier this week found just 4 percent of physicians have “fully functional” computerized health records systems while another 13 percent have more basic systems.
Under the new rule, doctors could prescribe the restricted medicines electronically, but it was not clear which drugs would apply. Waite said she could not give more details until the rule was published.
[Via Yahoo News]
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