The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued the “Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications” (Third Extension), which extends ...

According to the guidelines, naloxone should be prescribed with every opioid prescription. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has published its first clinical practice guideline on the use of ...

Telehealth prescribing has reshaped behavioral healthcare delivery across the U.S., making essential medications more accessible than ever before. Recent data shows the proportion of Medicaid ...

Back in 2014, federal officials settled on what they thought would be a straightforward fix to curb abusive pill pushing: Require doctors and other health providers to register with Medicare in order ...

The FDA has issued new rules related to the prescribing of opioid painkillers. The rules apply to transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl, or TIRF, drugs. The drugs contain fentanyl, a powerful opioid ...

Dentists, emergency room doctors and primary care physicians need to ease up on prescribing antibiotics for dental issues in patients who are otherwise healthy and have no manifestation of systemic ...

In this large multicenter study, 7.2% of patients reported problems obtaining or taking prescribed medications in the 48-72 hours following hospital discharge. In about 80% of cases, the problem was ...