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May 17, 2022 02:54 pm

Telehealth startup Cerebralhalts controlled substance prescriptions





The Cerebral app. | Image: Cerebral



Mental health startup Cerebral will no longer prescribe most controlled substances, The Wall Street Journal reported.


The embattled company is facing investigations from the US Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration over its prescribing practices, which, until this week, included offering prescriptions for stimulants like Adderall.


Company co-founder Kyle Robertson wrote in an email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal that it would stop prescribing most controlled substances to new customers on Friday and transition existing patients off of the drug or out of its care by October. Cerebral will still offer drugs that treat opioid-use disorder, like Suboxone.


Robertson said in the email that the company only started...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/17/23094214/cerebral-halts-prescriptions-adderall

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