DEA Developing Pain Drug Prescribing Policy
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Agency is soliciting comments for document intended to “reiterate legal concepts.” New principles will not be outlined, but DEA is hoping to create a “single, comprehensive document” after withdrawing a list of frequently asked questions because of “misstatements.”
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