Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed into law SB 505/Act 651 legislation requiring prescribers to co-prescribe an opioid antagonist to patients under certain conditions: (1) dosage is equal to or above 50MME per day; (2) benzodiazepine has been prescribed or will be prescribed at the same time as the opioid; and (3) the patient has a history of drug abuse or a drug overdose.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.