seven day supply

A summit meeting held in New Bedford Thursday is seeking to devise strategies to help prevent the abuse of opioids in our region. Rep. Robert Koczera attended the summit and applauded the formation of a regional coaliition. He says with four people dying each day across the state from overdoses, something must be done...

(Boston) AP - House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a final version of a bill designed to address the state's deadly opioid addiction crisis. The bill would limit initial opiate painkiller prescriptions to a seven-day supply and set an evaluation requirement within 24 hours for overdose victims seeking help at hospital emergency rooms...

Massachusetts House lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at addressing the state's alarming spike in opioid overdoses and deaths. The bill passed Wednesday on a unanimous vote. It would limit initial opiate painkiller prescriptions to a seven-day supply and set an evaluation requirement within 24 hours for overdose victims seeking help at emergency rooms...

House lawmakers have released their version of a bill aimed at curbing the opioid abuse crisis in Massachusetts. Among other steps, the bill would limit initial opiate painkiller prescriptions to a seven-day supply and require an in-depth evaluation be made by a licensed medical professional to anyone who shows up in an emergency department with an opiate-related overdose...