Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is keeping the state’s prescription drug database up and running after state legislators decided against funding it.
The Florida Legislature did not set aside any money for the nearly three year old program during the annual session that ended last Friday.
Bondi announced that she would use nearly $2 million from a previous legal settlement with Caremark to operate the database. That should be enough to keep the database operating for four years.
Bondi called the database an important tool in battling prescription drug abuse.
The database is designed to help crack down on “pill mills” that sell painkillers to addicts and drug dealers. It’s intended to help weed out bogus patients obtaining excessive amounts of drugs.
Topics Florida
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Cornell Backs Probe Into Fraternity Sexual Assault Allegations 
Florida OIR Orders Unlicensed RRG to Cease and Desist After Owners Arrested 
McKinsey Rebukes Partner Who Questioned Challenges Facing Women CEOs 
New Jersey Employers Should Prepare Now for Oct. 1 Independent Contractor Rule 
