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April 26, 2014

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Top Stories from Drug Topics: April 2014

Feelings ran high in April for many Drug Topics readers. What to do about opioids was a subject of heated debate, touched off by Steve Ariens’ two columns, “When valid prescriptions are refused” and “Filling prescriptions for controlled substances: Establish a protocol.” Readers also flocked to stories about chain pharmacies in hot water. CVS was the hands-down winner there, with “CVS sued for suspected fraudulent Rx reimbursements” hitting No. 2 for the month in under five days. What else captured your attention? Read on.

The decision to fill or deny a prescription for a controlled drug should be based on facts, not on “the little voice within” or “my professional discretion,” which can be heavily influenced by personal biases or phobias.

OTHER COVERAGE

DEA vs. ADA: Pharmacists and the rock or the hard place

Walgreens to close 76 drugstores in 2014

Thousands of painkillers missing from 4 CVS stores

Makers of Zohydro fighting efforts to block opioid sales

DEA official blames pharmacists, doctors for pain-med denials

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