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ASPI Monthly E-Newsletter

The ASPI E-Newsletter is a monthly e-mail update on pain related issues, events, and activities of the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives. To receive the ASPI E-Newsletter, please email Ronna Popkin at rapopkin@wisc.edu
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November 2007 E-Newsletter
gotoDEA Issues Rule on Multiple Prescriptions for Controlled Substances
gotoState Pain Initiatives in Action: Florida Pain Summit
gotoPain in the News: Chronic Pain Series in the New York Times

DEA Issues Rule on Multiple Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) recently published a final ruling that allows multiple prescriptions to be issued for controlled substances.  The final rule, “Issuance of Multiple Prescriptions for Schedule II Controlled Substances,” was published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2007, but will not take effect until December 19, 2007.  It allows licensed prescribers to write multiple prescriptions for Schedule II drugs with staggered fill dates, thus providing patients with the equivalent of a 90-day supply of medication when appropriate.  The ASPI is one of many organizations that supported this rule change, which was initially proposed in September 2006.  Click here to read the ASPI’s original letter to the DEA regarding this rule. 

State Pain Initiatives in Action: Florida Pain Summit

The Florida Pain Initiative hosted their Second Annual Pain Summit on November 2, 2007 at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Orlando, FL.  The Summit drew over 80 attendees from around the state and featured several distinguished speakers who lectured on a variety of current issues in pain management in the state of Florida, including ethical considerations in pain management, evaluating the role of Cannabinoids, and new approaches for treating headache pain.  The Florida Pain Summit was a big success in promoting both professional and public awareness of pain as an important public health issue in Florida.  Click here to learn more about the Florida Pain Initiative.      

Pain in the News: Chronic Pain Series in the New York Times

During the month of November, the New York Times published a series of three articles by Jane Brody about chronic pain.  They address the causes and consequences of chronic pain, ways family and friends can support persons with chronic pain, and treatments for chronic pain.  To read each of the articles, click the links below:

“Living with the Pain that Just Won’t Go Away,” November 6, 2007
“Chronic Pain: A Burden Often Shared,” November 13, 2007
“Many Treatments Can Ease Chronic Pain,” November 20, 2007

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