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Heath Ledger's Accidental Overdose - Discussion Thread (Was: Breaking News)
HerrKaiser:
--- Quote from: Phillip Dampier on February 06, 2008, 06:39:07 pm ---I think this depends on the region of the country, Kaiser. Up here, any local CVS will fill an Oxycontin prescription no questions asked. When my mom had to have the methadone, we had to fill that at the hospital, however.
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Maybe you are right, it's could be regional but I thought all FDA rules were national. Here, one's regular doc can write only one script for this drug and if more is needed the doc cannot do it, but the patient must go to a pain management doc and be carefully monitored. This is because they build up to a level of toleration for opiates and pain mgmt pros do this. I was wrong about the hospital-only part; rather once a patient fills a prescription at a hospital or pharmacy, the particular script cannot be filled at any other location...it is locked in for security. At least that's the way here.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: moremojo on February 06, 2008, 07:29:35 pm ---"There was some open space between what he knew and what he wanted to believe, but there was nothing to be done about it, and if you can't fix it, you've got to stand it."
God bless you, Heath.
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Yes.
And remember, Heath is unhappy that we're all so sad and upset. He didn't leave to make us sad, he left because his work was done. I know this.
L
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: HerrKaiser on February 06, 2008, 07:32:48 pm ---Maybe you are right, it's could be regional but I thought all FDA rules were national.
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The FDA does not regulate prescribing practices of physicians and midlevel practitioners. The relevant department is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in the Department of Justice.
And yes, DEA regulations are national.
L
Soluki:
Many states have separate guidelines and rules for the prescribing of cotrolled sunstances, and some even require a separate certificate/registration in order to prescribe said medications. The unfortunate part is that you, me and just about anyone can get any or all of the meds that were found in his bloodstream from online sources sans written prescription.
Verona:
--- Quote from: TrialByFire on February 06, 2008, 07:59:00 pm ---The unfortunate part is that you, me and just about anyone can get any or all of the meds that were found in his bloodstream from online sources sans written prescription.
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Yikes, I didn't even think of that. :-\
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