title: DEA issues proposed rule on e-prescribing.
abstract: On June 27, 2008, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. In an effort to modernize the regulation of controlled substances, the DEA is proposing an amendment to its regulations that would permit practitioners to write and pharmacies to dispense and archive prescriptions of controlled substances electronically. The new regulations aim to promote accuracy and efficiency. This article discusses that proposed rule.
authors.affiliation: Duane Morris LLP, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606, USA. frball@duanemorris.com
authors.forename: Frederick R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D055695:Electronic Prescribing / Q000592:standards*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States