
AMA Opposes Bills Pushing Coprescription of Opioids and Naloxone
North and South Carolina lawmakers are considering bills that would require clinicians to coprescribe naloxone for patients who are prescribed opioids. However, the American Medical Association (AMA) and both states’ medical associations oppose the legislation. Prescribers who fail to coprescribe these medications could be subject to discipline “by the appropriate licensing board,” notes the proposed South Carolina Senate Bill 571. […]
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