Key Missouri senator drops opposition to drug database
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April 5, 2017
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — After years of vehement opposition to a prescription drug tracking system, Missouri Sen. Rob Schaaf announced Tuesday that he's going to support it.
The announcement could signal the end of a hard-fought battle to make Missouri the last state to adopt a system that tracks when doctors write scripts and pharmacists fill prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. Schaaf has long been the staunchest critic of such programs, citing privacy concerns over putting people's sensitive medical records into a database that could be hacked.
In 2014, Schaaf led an...
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