New rule limits narcotic painkiller prescriptions to seven days - The Columbus Dispatch

New rule limits narcotic painkiller prescriptions to seven days The Columbus Dispatch Ohio doctors will be barred from prescribing more than seven days of narcotic pain killers — five days for minors — under a rule changed announced today by Gov. John Kasich. The prescribing restrictions, which have the force of law, apply to acute ... and more »

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