Forbes: Problem Of Prescription Opioid Misuse, Abuse, Overuse, And Diversion Is Multifactorial
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As nationwide litigation focuses attention on the putative role that marketing may have played in fueling prescription opioid prescribing, there is a tendency to overlook the multiple factors that contributed to the problem of prescription opioid misuse, abuse, overuse, and diversion.
The prescription drug supply chain for opioids is extraordinarily complex and highly regulated. The supply chain's key stakeholders include drug manufacturers, federal and state regulators, wholesaler distributors, pharmacies, payers, physicians, and patients.
Except for the patient, every stakeholder in the prescription opioid supply chain is licensed, and supply is regulated by the federal and state governments.
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