The DEA is extending a COVID-era rule allowing doctors to prescribe controlled substances like Suboxone and Adderall without an in-person appointment.
Whether it's cocaine, vaping or even your phone, addiction can alter your brain without you even being aware.Two federal agencies will extend a pandemic-era policy until Nov. 11 that allows telemedicine doctors to prescribe controlled substances such as buprenorphine and Adderall without an in-person medical appointment.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued aUnder the rule, the COVID-19 public health emergency flexibilities that allowed remote prescribing of controlled substances will continue through Nov. 11. It will also extend the rule through Nov. 11, 2024, for practitioner-patient telemedicine relationships established by Nov. 11, 2023. It's unclear what happens when the temporary rule ends.
"We take those comments seriously and are considering them carefully,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in a statement. “We recognize the importance of telemedicine in providing Americans with access to needed medications, and we have decided to extend the current flexibilities for six months while we work to find a way forward to give Americans that access with appropriate safeguards.”
Advocates warned that making telemedicine patients visit a clinic within 30 days of getting a prescription would disrupt access and make it difficult for some to continue recovery from opioid-use disorder. People who live in remote communities without access to a nearby clinic, in particular, could struggle to obtain doses.
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