Nurses to Prescribe Drugs
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Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that limits the drug supply for meth makers and expands the ability of specially trained nurses to prescribe drugs.
The methamphetamine portion of the bill would require pharmacies to provide to the health department details about the sales of medicines containing pseudoephedrine a cold remedy commonly used to make meth.
The other part of the bill would give nurse practitioners new power to write prescriptions for some controlled substances, including pain relievers like Vicodin and prescription-strength cough and nausea medicines.
The House passed the legislation 118-13 Thursday. It previously passed the Senate, and now goes to Gov. Matt Blunt. |
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