NewsMarch 3, 2017
Missouri Senate passes bill for prescription drug tracking
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate has passed a bill to create a statewide prescription drug tracking program. Senators voted 20-13 on Thursday in favor of creating a database to track when prescriptions for controlled substances are written and filled...
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate has passed a bill to create a statewide prescription drug tracking program.
Senators voted 20-13 on Thursday in favor of creating a database to track when prescriptions for controlled substances are written and filled.
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The goal is to prevent so-called doctor shopping, when people go to multiple doctors to get prescriptions for opioid drugs and painkillers.
Missouri is the only state without a drug-monitoring program.
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