Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Dentistry
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Dentistry [18 VAC 60 ‑ 21]
Action Prescribing opioids for pain management
Stage Emergency/NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 6/14/2017
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5/30/17  11:38 am
Commenter: Dean DeLuke, DDS, MBA

Naloxone and concomitant use of benzodiazepine
 

While I support this overall initiative, I would respectfully request reconsideration of the requirement to prescribe naloxone whenever there is concomitant use of a benzodiazepine. I see many patients in our clinics at VCU who may take daily or PRN doses of benzodiazepines, and if I believe a narcotic analgesic is indicated, I routinely consider dose reduction, and I counsel the patient regarding additive effects of the medications. However, to require a naloxone prescription for this entire group of patients is not, in my opinion, indicated.

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