Health Care & Hospital Law
Oct. 3, 2013
Drug tracking laws good for all
Just this week, Gov. Brown signed new legislation to upgrade and expand the PDMP and CURES. By Bradley I. Kramer
In recent years, the illegal prescription drug problem has unequivocally reached epidemic proportions in California. In 2011 alone, 2.7 billion pills or liquid doses containing Schedule II (i.e., oxycodone, morphine, codeine) through Schedule IV drugs (i.e., Ativan, Klonopin, Valium, Xanax) were prescribed in California. That's more than 100 doses/tablets for every California adult, many of whom are not taking the drugs as prescribed or f...
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