Walmart officials did not say when the decision to continue accepting paper prescriptions after Jan. Lawmakers and health care officials hope moving to an all-electronic system will help prevent overdose deaths. Recall alert: White Castle recalls frozen burgers and cheeseburgers over 'possible presence of Listeria'Įlectronic prescribing of controlled substances potentially reduces fraud and keeps patients from getting multiple prescriptions for the same drug. 'Products gone wrong': Walmart Canada pulls 'Let It Snow' sweater, which depicts Santa with lines of cocaine "We recognize not all provider networks and prescribers will have the technology and systems in place to accommodate this requirement, so we will continue to take written prescriptions so patients are not unintentionally negatively affected by this process," Walmart spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said in a statement to USA TODAY.
In May 2018, the company said these prescriptions would only be accepted electronically starting Jan.
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Walmart officials shared with USA TODAY that its pharmacies in Walmart and Sam's Club stores will continue accepting paper prescriptions, a move that delays full implementation of its digital push in the fight against the nation's opioid crisis. A year later, Medicare Part D will require controlled substances prescriptions be submitted electronically.īut at Walmart, paper prescriptions for controlled substances aren't being tossed out completely in the new year as initially planned.
1, six more states will require electronic, or e-prescriptions, for controlled substances, which include opioid painkillers and antidepressants. The days of bringing some paper prescriptions to pharmacies are numbered. Watch Video: Walmart tries to curb opioid abuse limits prescriptions to 7 daysĬorrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story had the wrong date in the headlines.
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