(AP) – A nonprofit group and two St. Charles County
residents are suing the county over its prescription drug monitoring program.Carl Bearden, executive director of United for Missouri, said in a news
release Thursday that the drug monitoring program violates citizens’ right to
privacy and against unreasonable searches and seizures.St. Charles’ program requires those prescribing and dispensing prescription
drugs to provide information to the Department of Public Health. The goal is to
prevent people from “doctor shopping” to obtain several prescriptions from
different doctors.
residents are suing the county over its prescription drug monitoring program.Carl Bearden, executive director of United for Missouri, said in a news
release Thursday that the drug monitoring program violates citizens’ right to
privacy and against unreasonable searches and seizures.St. Charles’ program requires those prescribing and dispensing prescription
drugs to provide information to the Department of Public Health. The goal is to
prevent people from “doctor shopping” to obtain several prescriptions from
different doctors.
Bearden said the program raises the possibility that people could access
and/or disclose personal prescription drug information without a warrant.
Missouri was the only state in the country without a statewide prescription
drug-monitoring program until Gov. Eric Greitens created one in July by
executive order.
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