House Passes New Version of Prescription Drug-Monitoring Bill

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a measure that would set the stage for revamping the state's prescription drug-monitoring program.The House voted 191-7 on Monday to send House Bill 1694 to the state Senate for further deliberations. The measure, introduced by Matthew E. Baker, R-Wellsboro, would require all pharmacies, physicians and veterinarians who dispense more than a 24-hour supply of controlled substances to report the name of the patient and other information to a "Pharmaceutical Accountability Monitoring System" administered by the state Department of Drug and ...