Vicodin (hydrocodone/APAP) a potent pain killer has been changed by the Federal government from a Class III drug for which a prescription can be written or called in to a special prescription which can’t be called in and has to be written on a special prescription. This is in an effort to reduce abuse of prescription drugs. There is also a reduction in the number of days for which a prescription can be written. It goes from 180 days to 90 days. A prescription for it will now necessitate a trip to the doctor’s office.
We’ll see how this plan works. It will be challenging for patients with chronic conditions which necessitate the regular use of this medication.
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