New York Healthcare Law Blog

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued an interim final rule allowing electronic transmission of prescriptions of controlled substances. The interim rule,published in the March 31 issue of the Federal Register, would give prescribers the option of e-prescribing controlled substances, permit pharmacies to receive, dispense and archive electronic prescriptions. One of the key purposes of the interim rule is to help pharmacies and hospitals integrate prescription records into other medical records and potentially reduce prescription forgeries.