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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]#NoMorePain or #StopthePain.

Congressional Legislators with morality and strength of character need to introduce the #NoMorePain Bill immediately. The No More Pain Bill would mandate that opioids cannot be prescribed for more than a 10-day supply. After that, any re-prescribing of opioids to the same person within a two-year period, must be administered at the physician's office and under physician supervision on a daily basis.

A universal pharmaceutical records patient database can be established and maintained for opioids only, in order to check that one patient does not repeatedly obtain a single prescription via multiple doctors. And the obligation that a physician administer any subsequent prescriptions on a daily basis, takes away a physician's argument that they just did not know.

The medical profession has already accepted as standard practice the recent, professionally-recommended, and voluntary limits on the over-prescription of antibiotics in order to prevent patient overuse and the subsequent development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The medical profession needs to similarly accept new, legally-imposed limits on the over-prescription of opioids to prevent patient overuse and the subsequent development of drug addictions.[/quote]

On a daily basis?  Uh no.  As a former cancer patient I needed my powerful opioids for weeks until the cancer meds started winning.  I could not function without the opioids and I am genuinely worried about this crackdown.  Especially with a cancer is under control now, but will return, this idea really worries me. [/quote]

Agreed.  I'm the caregiver now to my husband, who just suffered a traumatic brain injury a week ago.  He's on Tramadol for really bad pain.  I can barely move him to the bathroom to pee, much less get him to a doctor's office daily for the meds.

I can see prohibiting mail order.   And I can see tightening pharmacy computer systems so that they don't allow multiple prescriptions.   I can even deal with picking up a week's supply at the doctor's office instead of a pharmacy.  Lord knows I've been all over this county getting records and forms signed for him already.  I'll drive.   But daily med dispensing at a doctor's office?  No way.

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