W. Va. lawmakers want Scott to reconsider drug database
West Virginia lawmakers are asking Florida Gov. Rick Scott to reconsider doing away with the state’s prescription drug database aimed at curbing doctor-shopping for pain pills. The Charleston Gazette...
View ArticleUPDATE: Judge dismisses drug database protest
UPDATE: Department of Health spokeswoman Michelle Dahnke didn’t reveal much about how the agency will proceed with the database after the judge’s ruling. “The Department will determine our next steps...
View ArticleBondi hails drug database ruling
Attorney General Pam Bondi applauded an administrative law judge’s ruling today putting the state’s prescription drug database back on track. “The prescription drug database can be an important part of...
View ArticleHouse committee gives initial OK to pill mill bill
The House Health and Human Services Committee gave a preliminary nod to a measure backed by House Speaker Dean Cannon that would limit physicians’ ability to dispense drugs and scrap current laws...
View ArticleDrug database repeal DOA in Senate
Senate President Mike Haridopolos is refusing to back down from his insistence that the state’s prescription drug database get up and running despite opposition from Gov. Rick Scott and House Speaker...
View ArticleSenate prez: ‘A mistake was made’ in $1.75 million for drug database
The Florida Senate will vote on its pill mill bill tomorrow and remove the $1.75 million for the state’s drug database Senate President Mike Haridopolos said was mistakenly included in the package. The...
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