hydrocodone combination pills now to be Schedule II medications.

[Texas42]

http://www.rxeconsult.com/healthcare...hedule-II-270/

I just got an email. Starting October 6th, hydrocodone/aceatminophen deriviatives (Norco, Lortab, Vicodin) will become a schedule II from a schedule III mediations. The same class as oral morphine and hydromorphone. Which means they need a triplicate scripts.

Anyone bet that Tylenol #3 is going to be the new drug to kill a bunch of people?

[TomD]

You lost me. Abuse of Rx drugs is already a huge problem so what is new?

[Texas42]

Most physicans I know who arent pain docs or oncologist don't routinely Rx schedule II medications.

[CLHC]

At my place of employment, some insurance will no longer cover certain CII medications and have even dropped certain ones from formulary. These are some some of the scheduled drugs that I work with on a day-to-day basis:





Well, I have my own opinions on the prescribing and [long-term] use of these drugs that I'll keep to myself (as in I'll shut up!)

[TriviaMonster]

Methadone is the devil. What a colossal win for big pharma. Opioid dependant? Well try this other one instead! And its even harder to kick than heroine.

[montanadave]

Methadone is the devil. What a colossal win for big pharma. Opioid dependant? Well try this other one instead! And its even harder to kick than heroine.

While methadone as a treatment for heroin addiction may be problematic, I have seen it effectively used for long-term management of chronic pain.

[sadmin]

I ran a report on our most common Rx.. Number 1 is HC. We are currently selecting a vendor for the dual authentication so it can go e-Rx... What a pain for the docs.


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[Hmac]

I routinely prescribe oxycodone for post-op pain control, rarely prescribe hydrocodone. Moving hydrocodone to Schedule II doesn't affect me at all except for the fact that I can no longer call in a prescription for it over the phone.

Schedule II and Schedule III drugs can be ordered through our e-prescribing system, but that program still requires that the script be printed out rather than sent electronically, even for Schedule III.

I don't even know what "triplicate scripts" are.

[Sam]

I routinely prescribe oxycodone for post-op pain control, rarely prescribe hydrocodone. Moving hydrocodone to Schedule II doesn't affect me at all except for the fact that I can no longer call in a prescription for it over the phone.

Schedule II and Schedule III drugs can be ordered through our e-prescribing system, but that program still requires that the script be printed out rather than sent electronically, even for Schedule III.

I don't even know what "triplicate scripts" are.

Isn't oxycodone stronger than hydrocodone?

My wife was prescribed hydro after her knee surgery last month.

[TAZ]

Nothing like government to punish the many for the acts of a few.