Pain Medication

New DEA nurse prescribing policy still needs work, providers say

October 14, 2010

Recent Drug Enforcement Agency guidance that allows nurses to to fill certain pain medication prescriptions is a good start, but it doesn't go far enough, provider groups say.
 

In big move, DEA allows nurses to relay pain medication prescriptions to pharmacies

October 07, 2010

The Drug Enforcement Agency has eased off of restrictions that have prevented nurses in long-term care from communicating prescription orders for controlled pain medications to pharmacies.
 

Consultant pharmacists: Let nurses be doctors' agents for pain medications in nursing homes

September 03, 2010

The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has come out strongly in favor of allowing nursing home nurses to act on behalf of physicians when it comes to prescribing pain medications. ASCP officials on Thursday released their recommendations for changes to current Drug Enforcement Agency policy concerning controlled substances in nursing homes.