USA. The DEA Relaxed Online Prescribing Rules During Covid. Now It Wants to Rein Them In. Federal regulators want most patients to see a health care provider in person before receiving prescriptions for potentially addictive medicines through tel...

Global plan for dealing with next pandemic just got weaker, critics say Watered-down language in the latest draft of the ‘pandemic treaty’ worries researchers.  (Nature News, USA, 01.06.2023) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-...

WHO-Chef drängt auf Pandemieabkommen Genf – Nach den verheerenden Auswirkungen des Coronavirus drängt die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) auf ein „historisches“ Abkommen zum Umgang mit künftigen Pandemien. „Wir können nicht einfach weiter­mache...

WHO. Intergovernmental Negotiating Body “The World Together”: the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. https://...

Synthesising evidence of the effects of COVID-19 regulatory changes on methadone treatment for opioid use disorder: implications for policy Krawczyk, Noa et al. The Lancet Public Health, Volume 8, Issue 3, e238 - e246  https://www.thelance...

USA. DEA Announces Proposed Rules for Permanent Telemedicine Flexibilities DEA extends many telemedicine flexibilities adopted during the COVID-19 PHE with appropriate safeguards  WASHINGTON - Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration anno...