The US National Community
Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has
endorsed legislation that intends
to reduce the abuse of prescription
drugs.
The ‘Ensuring Patient Access
and Effective Drug Enforcement
Act’ would amend the Controlled
Substances Act, to, among other
things, require manufacturers and
distributors registered with the
Drug Enforcement Administration to
make sure employees with access to
substances had criminal background
checks and drug tests, and creating
a Combating Prescription Drug
Abuse Working Group of federal
and state officials and private sector
stakeholders to look at ways to
reduce abuse, the NCPA said.
Members would include a
representative of community
pharmacy, the NCPA said.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 25 Feb 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 25 Feb 14
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