CVS will stop filling prescriptions for controlled substances ordered by clinicians working for Cerebral and Done starting Thursday, a move that will impact thousands of patients
CVS Health Corp. will stop filling prescriptions for controlled substances ordered by clinicians working for Cerebral Inc. and Done Health starting Thursday, a move that will impact thousands of patients.
Cerebral disclosed the change in a statement to The Wall Street Journal. The pharmacy plans to block Done prescriptions for controlled substances as well, according to a person familiar with the matter.Cerebral called CVS’s decision unfortunate, adding that it was “doing everything possible to ensure these patients get access to medications that their healthcare providers have determined they need.
Some pharmacies had already blocked or delayed certain prescriptions from Cerebral and Done prescribers over concerns that clinicians were writing too many stimulant prescriptions,. Cerebral had said prescription delays occurred because of confusion around telehealth policies. Done declined to comment at the time.
Cerebral and Done between them treat tens of thousands of patients for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, prescribing stimulants such as Adderall. Psychiatrists say stimulants can have significant benefits for people properly diagnosed with ADHD. But they are classified as schedule 2 controlled substances by the federal government due to their potential for abuse, the same category as OxyContin and Vicodin.
Cerebral and Done grew very quickly from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, attracting patients with social-media ads that offered an ADHD diagnosis and prescriptions to treat the condition. Previously, clinicians were prohibited from prescribing stimulants without an in-person visit. The U.S. relaxed those rules in March 2020 for all schedule 2 substances due to the coronavirus public health emergency.
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