AMMAN —
Physicians in the Kingdom will begin using tamper resistant prescription pads
next April, in an attempt by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) to
crack down on opiate abuse, reported the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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In a statement on
Monday, the JFDA said it had issued a circular to physicians in the Kingdom to
switch out their regular pads with tamper resistant prescription pads, which
are characterized by visible marks such as a hologram or a heat reactive “Rx.”
mark and other invisible marks that appear only under ultraviolet radiation.
The JFDA
monitoring and inspection teams will conduct periodic inspections to ensure
that the tamper resistant prescription pads are in use, the statement added.
Earlier this year, the
JFDA kicked off this project, in cooperation with the Anti-Narcotics
Department, the Jordan Pharmacists Association and the Jordan Medical
Association, with the aim of addressing addiction to prescription drugs.
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