The Situation: The Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") announced three new regulations related to the prescription of controlled substances resulting from a telemedicine encounter, including the ...

In October, Louisiana became the first state in the nation to enact a law classifying the most common abortion pills, mifepristone and misoprostol, as “controlled substances,” making their possession ...

Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...

Practitioners who want to prescribe controlled substances via telehealth to patients in Florida must meet the requirements of both federal and state law. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WOWK) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that bromazolam, also known as “Designer Xanax,” received an emergency designation as a Schedule I controlled substance. As a ...

Idaho lawmakers are considering legislation that could make it illegal to sell or possess kratom in the state by classifying ...

A Louisiana law that reclassified abortion-inducing drugs as controlled substances has made it more difficult for doctors to treat a wide range of gynecological conditions, doctors say. Now, a similar ...

While marijuana may soon be rescheduled under federal law, that doesn’t currently exempt state-legal cannabis businesses from ...

A new bill filed in Texas would make abortion pills controlled substances in an attempt to curb the practice of self-managed abortions in the state. House Bill 1339 aims to reclassify the medications ...

As providers are becoming more comfortable with delivering care via telemedicine technologies, many of them are looking to explore services other than low acuity triage consults. One area of patient ...