Express Scripts to limit opioids for first time users: 4 things to know

(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Express Scripts — the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager — will begin limiting the potency and number of opioid painkillers prescribed to first-time users, according to a report from CBS News and the Associated Press. Continue reading article here…

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