After urging from AMA, Walmart pharmacies will continue to accept paper prescriptions for controlled substances
Fierce Healthcare
Walmart has decided to delay a new policy originally set to begin January 1 that would have required electronic prescriptions for controlled substances at its pharmacies. The American Medical Association (AMA) had raised worries that the planned change could leave patients unable to fill prescriptions for controlled substances at the retailer’s almost 4,600 locations. | READ MORE