Questions are answered by consultants on the Oregon Well being Authority, different state businesses or neighborhood companions. Questions and solutions are republished by permission. The publication took a break this week so these questions and solutions are from earlier newsletters.
Q: My well being care supplier mentioned Oregon regulation makes it illegal to electronically transmit a prescription to a Canadian pharmacy. Shopping for from Canada has saved me hundreds of {dollars}, and having to acquire a paper prescription is a problem. Are you able to affirm that that is Oregon regulation? I had by no means heard of it earlier than. The Oregon Board of Pharmacy couldn’t present a solution, and the Oregon Board of Drugs has not responded to my query. – Teresa, Aloha
A: Teresa, it is a wildly complicated problem, so whereas we remorse you haven’t been capable of get a solution, we aren’t shocked. There are a number of entities, legal guidelines and laws that come into play right here, together with the Oregon Medical Board, the medical board within the Canadian province the place the pharmacy is situated, the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration and Canada’s equal of the FDA.
The quick reply is that, normally, U.S. suppliers could ship prescriptions electronically to Canadian pharmacies, however whether or not the pharmacy will fill it or not is one other query. However whether or not the prescription is in digital or paper type, the Canadian pharmacy will sometimes need to work with a Canadian supplier to get a brand new prescription for the medicine (a course of referred to as “cosigning”) earlier than they will dispense it to the affected person, and so they can dispense solely a 90-day provide.
That mentioned, so much relies on the kind of medicine, whether or not it’s accredited by the FDA, and a considerable amount of discretion exercised by officers on either side of the border. That means, there is no such thing as a easy reply to your query, sadly.
Nonetheless, we are able to say that bringing the meds again into the U.S. for private use is topic to U.S. drug importation legal guidelines. Moreover, Florida is permitted by the FDA to import sure pharmaceuticals into the U.S. to assist scale back shopper prices, and a handful of different states are working to do the identical (Oregon is just not one among them).
–From Might 2024
Q: I’m in search of assets as to one of the best ways to take away firearms from the house of my grownup son. He admitted to nervousness and despair, ADHD, and ideas of suicide (which he’s minimizing). He sees a therapist however needs to give attention to ADHD. Unsure if he’s mentioned his true degree of despair or the truth that he has weapons at dwelling (stored in locked containers). I don’t need to escalate the state of affairs, however I do need him to be secure. I believed the therapist would handle this, but when she has, I’ve seen no change. I don’t need to contain regulation enforcement. He’s a loving particular person, married with a younger baby. Assist? – Nameless, Hillsboro
A: There are a couple of choices you would possibly think about to assist your son. You possibly can all the time name 988 (or chat on-line), or encourage your son to take action, for confidential help and assets. You can too contact the Washington County Disaster Line (503-291-9111) or examine their web sitefor extra data, together with the way to pursue an Excessive Danger Safety Order(ERPO). An ERPO is a court docket order that forestalls an individual who’s vulnerable to hurting themselves or one other particular person from possessing or buying lethal weapons, together with firearms, for a set time period. To study extra about ERPOs in Washington County, name 503-846-2857. Any member of the family (restricted to partner, mother or father, baby or sibling), family member or intimate accomplice can apply for an ERPO on behalf of their liked one.
You may additionally look into NAMI Oregon, the Oregon chapter of the Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness. They’ve native workplaces all through Oregon and supply free peer help and assets for you and your loved ones, together with help teams, lessons and workshops. For you, the NAMI Washington County chapter has a strong help group program, and also you would possibly discover their weekly “Household Help Group” useful. In addition they have a particular “drop-in” coverage, whereby anybody can simply drop in Mon.-Thurs. (10 a.m. to six p.m.) and Fridays (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to speak to somebody. No appointment vital, and they’re situated at 18680 SW Shaw St. in Aloha (503-356-6835).
If individuals need to join with a NAMI workplace close to them, they will search this listing of 17 Oregon chapters. Disaster strains for each Oregon county could be discovered right here.
–From November 2024
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