A bill to require manufacturers to formulate tamper-proof versions of prescription opiate painkillers was introduced to the US House of Representatives on Thursday, July 19, 2012. With the aim of deterring abuse of the drugs, the Stop Tampering of Prescription...

Since the introduction of tamper-resistant OxyContin in 2010, abuse of other prescription opioids, as well as heroin, has increased, report researchers from Washington University in St Louis. The reformulated pill is more difficult to crush or dissolve, helping to prevent...

Reformulated OxyContin® tablets, designed to prevent abuse of the prescription pain medication, will be released during the month of August 2010. Purdue Pharma L.P. has notified Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) about the new formulation and provided details about the changes...

Published in the July 2009 Washington State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter To access the full text of the following bills, visit http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/. SHB 1041 Occupational Therapy Medications Occupational therapists may purchase, store, and administer topical and transdermal prescription medications used...

Reprinted from the October 2008 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. The following information was supplied by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) via its Web site on August 17, 2007. Beginning on October 1, 2007, in order for...

Published in the October 2008 Washington State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Note: Effective October 1, 2008, all outpatient Medicaid prescription forms must have all of the following characteristics: Pads must prevent unauthorized copying of completed or blank prescription forms. Pads...

Published in the May 2008 Oregon State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Following a six-month delay in implementation, the Medicaid tamper-resistant prescription pad requirement became effective April 1, 2008. The November 2007 Newsletter contained article No. 423: Tamper-Resistant Prescription Forms describing...

Reprinted from the April 2008 North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Barring unforeseen developments between the time this copy was submitted and the publication date of the Newsletter, the “tamper proof prescription pad” requirement for Medicaid prescriptions will have gone...

Reprinted from the April 2008 Minnesota Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Last year, Congress enacted a section of law that requires all paper Medicaid prescriptions to be written or printed on tamper-resistant pads or paper. (Unless they are transmitted electronically or...

Published in the January 2008 Washington State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Starting April 1, 2008, all written Medicaid prescriptions for fee-for-service program patients must be written on tamper-resistant prescription pads. This is required by federal standards. This includes prescriptions where...

Published in the December 2007 Idaho Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Pharmacies won a six-month delay in the requirement to implement tamper-resistant pads by October 1, 2007, or risk loss of reimbursement from Medicaid. Congress unanimously passed an extension to March 31,...

Published in the December 2007 Idaho Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Pharmacies won a six-month delay in the requirement to implement tamper-resistant pads by October 1, 2007, or risk loss of reimbursement from Medicaid. Congress unanimously passed an extension to March...

Published in the December 2007 Vermont Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Until the requirement for tamper-resistant prescription pads is implemented, the Board is considering, as part of its rules, revision of the following. This is a draft proposal only, but may...

Published in the November 2007 Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter By now, everyone should be aware that President Bush signed HR 3668 on September 29, 2007, thereby delaying for six months the implementation of the requirement that all written...

Reprinted from the October 2007 North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Pharmacists in the state undoubtedly are aware that Congress amended the Medicaid statute to state that pharmacies will not be reimbursed for filling Medicaid prescriptions “for which the prescription...

Reprinted from the October 2007 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Physicians, Mid-level Providers, Dentists, Pharmacies, and Inpatient and Outpatient Hospitals Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads – Postponed The federal law requiring written Medicaid prescriptions to be on tamper-resistant pads has been delayed...

Published in the October 2007 South Dakota State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided partial guidance and background information on the requirements to use tamper-proof prescription pads. Beginning on October 1, 2007,...

Published in the October 2007 Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Physician Assistant (PA) Law Change: Effective July 1, 2007, the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision amended the rules for PA prescriptive and dispensing authority. Prescriptions for non-controlled...

Published in the September 2007 Vermont Board of Pharmacy Newsletter The Board discussed 26 VSA §2032 (5) regarding developing criteria for tamper-resistant prescription pads. Attorney Larry Novins, Board legal counsel, reported that the federal law requires it as of October...