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Let’s say you have high blood pressure like most Americans. Does your pharmacist also need to check your blood pressure before you can get the meds?
At a micro level, the doctors have the same access as pharmacies to know prior drug usage and are the ones directing the pharmacy.
At a macro level, are the pharmacies supposed to work together to combine data sources to find the trends? That sounds like a HIPAA nightmare.
A better approach is to have a government agency watch for trends in drug usage. This is exactly what the DEA is supposed to be doing, so why aren’t they at fault.
I think you are looking for the FDA which oversees "legal" drugs whereas the DEA is largely focuses on "illegal" drugs. Quotes because context matters
I’m not sure what the FDAs play in this is, perhaps they have connections into the states PMP/PDMP programs.
The DEA doesn’t just focus on “illegal drugs” it focuses on all controlled substances, schedule 1-5.
The DEA is actually the one who typically catches doctors for overprescribing controlled substances.[2]
[1] https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/arcos/index.html
[2] https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/crim_admin_actions/index....