Outlawing abortion is only a first step for some conservative lawmakers, who keep dreaming up increasingly invasive schemes to ferret out and punish anyone trying to circumvent these bans. The latest ...

Abilify is not a controlled substance. It’s an atypical antipsychotic drug. Abilify has some high risk side effects. It also carries boxed warnings, the most serious warnings from the Food and Drug ...

More than seven years have passed since Michigan legislation aimed at combating the state’s opioid crisis took effect. Although subsequent guidance by state and federal agencies have provided some ...

Louisiana lawmakers have voted to classify two drugs — mifepristone and misoprostol —commonly used to induce abortions as "dangerous controlled substances." Abortion is already illegal in Louisiana, ...

Advocacy groups, providers and virtual care companies said clinicians and pharmacies need time to comment on the rule and prepare for implementation. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, ...

For about half a decade now, Americans have had the ability to receive controlled substances via telehealth because requirements were relaxed during the Covid-19 pandemic. This has greatly expanded ...

The government’s complaint alleges that, from Oct. 17, 2013, to the present, CVS knowingly filled prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a yearlong extension of telemedicine prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances Tuesday, just one day before the end of the year, when the ...

For elements 7 and 8 above, the NPRM describes how the DEA may adopt one or both proposals. The appointment of a lead for the DEA by President-elect Donald Trump remains pending, leaving uncertainty ...