I NEED YOUR HELP SOON!!!!!!!
As I mentioned in my previous post, I will be testifying in support of House Bill 2567 on Tuesday, May 13 before the House General Sub-Committee of Health.
So many people have asked me what YOU can do to helpme so here it is: I need each of you to reach out to members of the Sub-Committee and ask them to SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION. Email them!
You can find a link to all of the Sub-Committee members email addresses athttp://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/committees/sub-health.html
If you are like me and have never interacted with legislators much in the past, let reiterate to you that I have met with some of the most compassionate people who want to do the right thing for TN, for families who have lost loved ones and families who are battling addiction today.
Send them each an email, and introduce yourself, tell them about your personal experience or the experiences you have seen through loved ones and friends. Let them know WHY you are writing (To SUPPORT HB 2567 and any other legislation that will help to get these pills off the street!)
Especially if you are a resident of TN, please include your full name and address at the bottom of the email. Without letters of support, there is a possibility that this legislation might not pass! It is critical for legislators to know that this won’t help just a few families, but THOUSANDS!
Studies show that half of people who abuse prescription pain medicines do so by crushing and snorting them (as my brother did) or dissolving or melting and injecting them. This is a very dangerous practice, and it contributes to a large percentage of overdose deaths related to abuse of these vital medicines.
In an effort to help prevent this, pharmaceutical companies are developing TAMPER RESISTANT forms of these medicines that deter people from misusing them by creating it in a form that cannot be altered and can only be ingested orally, as intended. As these medications become available, health care providers may start prescribing them to provide an extra measure of protection for their patients, and for anyone who might steal these medications from those patients.
Unfortunately, once generic opioids come to market, they will not be required to adopt the same tamper resistant technologies. Therefore, we need to support safeguards that will guarantee that tamper resistant opioids will be dispensed when they are prescribed and create incentives for generic drug manufacturers to adopt similar technologies.
HB 2567 and SB 3003 WOULD DO JUST THIS.
This legislation would require the TN Board of Pharmacy to develop a list of opioids that have been developed to deter tampering with a product. It would also require the pharmacist to fill a prescription with a tamper resistant product if that is what the Doctor prescribed.
We believe that prescribers who intend for their patients to use tamper-resistant formulations should NOT have that decision altered by pharmacies. Allowing a substitution with a NON tamper resistant product would undermine efforts by prescribers to protect their patients and anyone else who might obtain these medications for purposes of abuse. HB 2567 will ensure that prescribers' wishes are followed.
Please TAKE ACTION today!
Contact members of the House General Sub-Committee of Health today and ask them to support HB 2567 on Tuesday.
You can access a link to members email addresses at:http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/committees/sub-health.html.
I need your help! If Addison had not altered the medication he took, he would still be alive today. We need this bill to pass, and I need you! Please send an email to everyone on this list, and if you can, comment on this post and let me know if you have done it. We don't have a lot of time, so this needs to be a priority, which I know all of you are aware of how important this is. Thank you so much - I will be reposting this again and again over the next few days - PLEASE share this post with EVERYONE you know.
We can make a difference here. We can help SO many people, and prevent others from experiencing the tragedy that I have, of losing my baby brother. SO many of you have suffered the same loss, lets come together and help in the process of stopping this from happening to others.
Thank you all so very much,
Jessica
As I mentioned in my previous post, I will be testifying in support of House Bill 2567 on Tuesday, May 13 before the House General Sub-Committee of Health.
So many people have asked me what YOU can do to helpme so here it is: I need each of you to reach out to members of the Sub-Committee and ask them to SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION. Email them!
You can find a link to all of the Sub-Committee members email addresses athttp://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/committees/sub-health.html
If you are like me and have never interacted with legislators much in the past, let reiterate to you that I have met with some of the most compassionate people who want to do the right thing for TN, for families who have lost loved ones and families who are battling addiction today.
Send them each an email, and introduce yourself, tell them about your personal experience or the experiences you have seen through loved ones and friends. Let them know WHY you are writing (To SUPPORT HB 2567 and any other legislation that will help to get these pills off the street!)
Especially if you are a resident of TN, please include your full name and address at the bottom of the email. Without letters of support, there is a possibility that this legislation might not pass! It is critical for legislators to know that this won’t help just a few families, but THOUSANDS!
Studies show that half of people who abuse prescription pain medicines do so by crushing and snorting them (as my brother did) or dissolving or melting and injecting them. This is a very dangerous practice, and it contributes to a large percentage of overdose deaths related to abuse of these vital medicines.
In an effort to help prevent this, pharmaceutical companies are developing TAMPER RESISTANT forms of these medicines that deter people from misusing them by creating it in a form that cannot be altered and can only be ingested orally, as intended. As these medications become available, health care providers may start prescribing them to provide an extra measure of protection for their patients, and for anyone who might steal these medications from those patients.
Unfortunately, once generic opioids come to market, they will not be required to adopt the same tamper resistant technologies. Therefore, we need to support safeguards that will guarantee that tamper resistant opioids will be dispensed when they are prescribed and create incentives for generic drug manufacturers to adopt similar technologies.
HB 2567 and SB 3003 WOULD DO JUST THIS.
This legislation would require the TN Board of Pharmacy to develop a list of opioids that have been developed to deter tampering with a product. It would also require the pharmacist to fill a prescription with a tamper resistant product if that is what the Doctor prescribed.
We believe that prescribers who intend for their patients to use tamper-resistant formulations should NOT have that decision altered by pharmacies. Allowing a substitution with a NON tamper resistant product would undermine efforts by prescribers to protect their patients and anyone else who might obtain these medications for purposes of abuse. HB 2567 will ensure that prescribers' wishes are followed.
Please TAKE ACTION today!
Contact members of the House General Sub-Committee of Health today and ask them to support HB 2567 on Tuesday.
You can access a link to members email addresses at:http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/committees/sub-health.html.
I need your help! If Addison had not altered the medication he took, he would still be alive today. We need this bill to pass, and I need you! Please send an email to everyone on this list, and if you can, comment on this post and let me know if you have done it. We don't have a lot of time, so this needs to be a priority, which I know all of you are aware of how important this is. Thank you so much - I will be reposting this again and again over the next few days - PLEASE share this post with EVERYONE you know.
We can make a difference here. We can help SO many people, and prevent others from experiencing the tragedy that I have, of losing my baby brother. SO many of you have suffered the same loss, lets come together and help in the process of stopping this from happening to others.
Thank you all so very much,
Jessica
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