New DEA Rule: Is Telemedicine Testosterone Doomed? Doctor’s Perspective
The DEA has proposed a rule to return TRT to its pre-pandemic status requiring in-person doctor’s visits. How will this affect men who’ve come to rely on telemedicine prescribed testosterone over the last 3 years? Many YouTubers have been alarmed by this proposed change, and while I have some concerns, I don’t think it’s as bad as they make it seem. In this video I give my perspective after a close reading of the rule, as well as advice for men already on telemedicine-prescribed TRT and those who hope to get on it in the near future.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - Overview
03:00 - DEA Proposed Rules for Permanent Telemedicine Flexibilities February 24, 2023 Press Release
04:28 - Schedule III-V non-narcotic controlled medications
05:26 - Here's What's Going On
05:40 - Testosterone: a Schedule III non-narcotic controlled medication
07:15 - GRANDFATHERED IN
08:25 - Nothing in here about seeing your doc every 30 days!
10:35 - Political Support from Strange Angles
11:50 - 2016 FDA Labeling Change
12:12 - MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program (link in description)
13:15 - 2016 testosterone abuse and dependence warning (link in description)
14:25 - What to do?
Stay Strong and Healthy,
Dr. O
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