Mental Health Groups Sent Letter on Schedule IIN Non-Narcotic Prescribing

Mental Health Groups Sent Letter on Schedule IIN Non-Narcotic Prescribing

Mental health groups are pushing the agency to allow Schedule IIN non-narcotic drugs to be prescribed without an in-person visit. Those include stimulants used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

A coalition of mental health groups, including the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Kennedy Forum, wrote to the DEA on Tuesday, saying that not allowing such drugs to be prescribed without an in-person visit as it previously proposed would be a mistake.

The Alliance was pleased to support the effort around this letter.