Doctor Dispensing News & Updates

WHAT IS CSOS? Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS) allows for secure electronic transmission of controlled substance orders without the need for the paper DEA Form 222. Each individual purchaser enrolls to receive a Digital Certificate that provides a digital...

AUG 10, 2014 Drug shortages continue to occur in the United States. The number of drugs in short supply or completely unavailable may have gone down, but that number is still high. Worse, the types of products in short supply are as important as drugs used to fight...

Wednesday, February 05, 2014 by: J. D. Heyes Tags: health news, Natural News, nutrition     (NaturalNews) Despite the Affordable Care Act's promise of controlling healthcare costs, the prices of many drugs are quietly skyrocketing - doubling, tripling and,...

                  A federal report credits Florida's crackdown on pill mills and doctor shoppers with reducing deaths from prescription-drug overdoses by nearly one quarter. The report from the Centers for Diseases Control and...

By: Mark Lowery, Content Editor July 25, 2014 FDA has approved a new oxycodone painkiller that's designed to be more difficult for drug abusers to exploit. Targiniq ER (Purdue Pharma) is an extended-release tablet that combines oxycodone, the active ingredient in...

DRUGTOPICS.COM JULY 02, 2014 By: Mark Lowery, Content Editor   A federal report credits Florida’s crackdown on pill mills and doctor shoppers with reducing deaths from prescription-drug overdoses by nearly one quarter. The report from the Centers for Disease...

DRUGTOPICS.COM JULY 02, 2014 By: Mark Lowery State lawmakers in California are considering a bill that would allow patients to opt out of health plan requirements that certain prescriptions be filled by mail order. The bill (AB 2418) has already passed the state’s...

By Susan Trujillo on July 1, 2014 Posted in DEA Compliance, Drug Policy, Scheduling Actions Possibly in the hopes of catching everyone before they leave for their 4th of July holiday, the DEA published its Final Rule in the Federal Register on July 2nd placing...