Dec 6, 2021· Comment from American Pharmacists Association (APhA)· FDA-2021-N-0951-0047
Please see the attached comments of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). While APhA shares FDA's commitment to addressing the opioid crisis, we strongly oppose implementation of mandatory opioid prescriber education through a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation (REMS) strategy due to the immense burden it would place on pharmacists and pharmacies to verify that the required education has taken place.