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Jack C. Keeley, MD
Owensboro, Ky

JAMA. 1974;227(10):1121.

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To the Editor.—

Hey, out there! Somebody listen to me. I'm getting sick and tired of these restrictions on the drugs I prescribe for my patients. Sure, I know we have a drug problem in this country, but I'm not a part of it, and my patients are not and the pharmacists are not.

Why can't I phone in a prescription for a few sleeping pills any more? Why must my patient be required to come to me for a new prescription for nerve pills each time he runs out? How much worse is it going to get? And finally, who is doing all this?

I know it is all coming from "the government," but what are the names of the men who have this authority? Who is the man in charge and how can I get through to him to let him know my views? Somebody is making a . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Edited by George L. Fite, MD, Senior Editor

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