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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning those who take medication for ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, could face a disruption in accessing care after two executives were arrested for a $100 million fraud scheme.

The CDC issued a health advisory to inform public health officials, clinicians and patients about the potential for medication distribution to be affected.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) released information Thursday on the arrests of a California-based digital health company’s CEO and clinical president.

The duo was arrested for their alleged participation in attempting to distribute Adderall over the internet, commit health care fraud by submitting false claims for reimbursement for the drug, and obstructing justice, the DOJ’s release said.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I really hope Pharmacist and doctors take the CDC's recommendations seriously because it's the complete opposite right now especially with pharmacy/pharmacist. The fact the CDC has to remind the pharmacist that you can transfer a schedule ii medication is really sad. There are way too many Pharmacists out there who like to hold your prescription hostage when they are out because "you might be a drug seeker".

[–] frannyman -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm a pharmacist. This is mostly not true. There is a way to transfer it under very specific circumstances. However the majority of pharmacies do not have the appropriate functionality within their software to do so.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Under very specific circumstances what circumstances? The DEA's regulations is pretty cut and dry. A patient can request the transfer of a schedule II prescription on a one-time basis.

Also how is it that "the majority of pharmacies do not have the appropriate functionality within their software to do so." when NCPDP's SCRIPT standard version 2017071 has that feature according to the DEA and NCPDP and version 2017071 is required if a pharmacy accept Medicaid which a CDC paper says is 90% of pharmacies outside of small rural areas...

Edit: just would like to point out that this proves my original point about pharmacist not understanding the rules of schedule II prescriptions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

That’s by intentional design choice though.