On 1 April, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) revised its regulations to provide an electronic equivalent to the DEA official order form that it requires for all distributions involving Schedule I and II controlled substances1. This rule is effective 31 May.
These regulations will allow, but not require, registrants to order Schedule I and II substances electronically and maintain the records of these orders electronically, thus reducing paperwork and transaction times for DEA registrants who handle, sell, or buy these controlled substances.
This rule will not affect patients' abilities to receive prescriptions for controlled substances from practitioners, or to have such prescriptions filled at pharmacies.
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DEA, DOJ. Final Rule. Electronic orders for controlled substances and notice of meeting; final rule and notice. Federal Register 70(62), 16901–16919 (1 April 2005).
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Shalev, M. DEA issues final rule on electronic orders for controlled substances. Lab Anim 34, 15 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0605-15c
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0605-15c
