Drug Enforcement Administration May 15, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is conducting a public meeting to discuss electronic prescriptions for controlled substances. Specifically, this meeting is intended to allow industry prescribers, pharmacies, software/hardware vendors, and other interested third partiesto address how electronic prescribing systems can meet DEA's prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act, without unduly burdening the parties to electronic prescribing transactions.