Proposed Aggregate Production Quota 2024 (2023-24282) DEA1228
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/DEA-2023-0150-0001
Synopsis of the 3 major drug wholesalers agreement to reduce the controls sold to all pharmacies
I just wonder if the proposed reduction in pharma production quotas is just the DEA’s followup of the agreed upon reduction by the 3 major drug wholesaler – synopsis of agreement link above
That agreement, that was reportedly signed in April, 2022, was suppose to see the light of day, but was leaked in 2023. I did not see in the nearly 600 page agreed if there was a specific reduction mentioned… just the wholesalers agreed to REDUCE controls sold to all pharmacies. Could the DEA know what that percentage is going to be?
We have already heard of widespread lack of availability of control meds at local pharmacies. Is this the DEA CYAing the 3 major drug wholesalers, who agreed to reduce the number of controlled Rx meds they sell to pharmacies. Which in the end that reduction would have denied some disabled pts their medically necessary controlled medication.
Here is a post from last year – that some believe that the DEA is violating a federal law, by interfering with the availability of controlled meds by pts that a valid medical necessity and without them, their QOL will be compromised.
Is how the DEA enforces the CSA… in violation of this federal law ?
Of course, the entity that is in charge of enforcing our disability laws and civil rights law is our Federal Attorney General and the same entity is also the OVERSIGHT ENTITY of the DEA.
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[…] I did a blog post a few months ago, where there are several hyperlinks, explaining how 41 State AGs got the three largest drug wholesalers and the three largest chain pharmacies agreed to sell and fill fewer controlled meds. https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/dea-proposed-reduction-in-pharma-controlled-med-production-quotas/ […]
“Of course, the entity that is in charge of enforcing our disability laws and civil rights law is our Federal Attorney General and the same entity is also the OVERSIGHT ENTITY of the DEA.”
With this being the case we might as well save time and effort by fast forwarding to the only inevitable conclusion that results from these situations:
“WE HAVE INVESTIGATED OURSELVES AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF WRONGDOING”™️
It would be great if they could lower the production quota on illicit fentanyl. Or our president could lower the production hammer on china. It is causing great harm to the US disabled and chronically in pain residents.
There are already shortages. I don’t see any good coming from this.
I suspect they’re acutely aware that they’ll never be able to completely prevent certain meds from being prescribed in an above board manner, so they’re just going to continue throttling the supply until few can even fill a prescription anymore. It’s just another means of trying to force people in pain to relent to being Guinea Pigs in the name of “researching new and ‘better’ methods of pain relief”. At least in regards to opioid meds. The other scheduled meds are potentially just casualties of the ongoing war on pain patients. That’s my take on it, anyway.