Doctors Say 'Pill Mill' Ban Impacting Patients

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefFlorida doctors are complaining that the Florida Legislature's 2011 crackdown on "pill mills'" has left some patients and doctors unable to find pharmacies to fill prescriptions for painkillers.In one case, according to a news report, an Orlando osteopath has filed suit against CVS, contending that the pharmacy chain's decision to put him on a "blacklist" of doctors for which it refuses to fill some prescriptions has defamed his character.Bob Twillman, director of  policy and advocacy for the American Academy of Pain Management, said in...