Proposed telemedicine rules could limit rural prescriptions

LANSING Controlled medications like Adderall and opioids could no longer be prescribed via telemedicine, under a proposed rule by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Critics say the use of telemedicine to prescribe the drugs, allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, helps patients in rural areas and should continue. Before the COVID-19 pandemic an in-person visit...

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