Florida Pain Clinic Society has expressed its opposition to Governor Rick Scott's proposal to repeal the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, which the society says is the only way to effectively enforce prohibition against "doctor shopping," according to a FPCS news release.
"Doctor shopping" is the act of individuals soliciting prescriptions for medications from multiple physicians. In most cases, individuals choose to go "doctor shopping" in order to fuel drug addictions. FPCS stated a possible repeal of PDMP could mean "leaving honest physicians in the precarious position of unknowingly prescribing narcotic medications to a possible abuser or dealer."
FPCS finds Governor Scott's reasoning for repealing the PDMP as "illogical and unsupportable," according to the news release.
Read the news release about the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Read other coverage about Florida pain clinics:
- Florida Society of Pain Management Providers Applauds New Pain Clinic Regulations
- Three Dozen Florida Pain clinics Close Under New State Law
"Doctor shopping" is the act of individuals soliciting prescriptions for medications from multiple physicians. In most cases, individuals choose to go "doctor shopping" in order to fuel drug addictions. FPCS stated a possible repeal of PDMP could mean "leaving honest physicians in the precarious position of unknowingly prescribing narcotic medications to a possible abuser or dealer."
FPCS finds Governor Scott's reasoning for repealing the PDMP as "illogical and unsupportable," according to the news release.
Read the news release about the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Read other coverage about Florida pain clinics:
- Florida Society of Pain Management Providers Applauds New Pain Clinic Regulations
- Three Dozen Florida Pain clinics Close Under New State Law