Citizen Petition from The Doctor Patient Forum

The commenter, a patient suffering from chronic pain and various medical complications, expresses deep frustration with the current healthcare system and pharmaceutical practices. They support the petition by detailing their negative experiences with "useless" pain interventions, medication side effects, and perceived patient abandonment by medical professionals and pharmacists.

The commenter, a chronic pain patient, opposes the proposed action because it groups chronic pain sufferers with drug addicts. They argue that the plan causes "barbaric suffering" for patients with legitimate medical needs and find the categorization insulting.

The commenter, speaking as a representative of the chronically ill and pain patients, supports the petition by highlighting the suffering of patients who lack access to pain management. They argue that current regulations are discriminatory and push vulnerable people toward dangerous alternatives like overdose or suicide.

A chronic pain patient who has struggled with medication allergies and ineffective treatments supports the petition to update systems for pain management. The commenter argues that current systems treat patients like criminals and calls for better access to relief, such as pharmacogenomic testing.

A private citizen who suffered from severe spinal fractures and subsequent pain management issues argues that NarxCare and similar opioid risk scoring systems are unfairly impacting patient care. She supports the proposed action to classify NarxCare as Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) to ensure it is regulated and transparent.

The commenter, a patient seeking pain management, expresses frustration with being treated as a "high risk" drug addict by their medical provider despite reducing their medication. They support the petition by highlighting their negative experience with current medical oversight and the perceived defamation of their character.

A healthcare educator with three decades of experience argues for the immediate regulation and eventual abolishment of NarxCare. The commenter contends that the tool lacks clinical nuance, is not independently validated, and unfairly discriminates against patients by replacing individualized care with biased algorithms.

A chronic pain patient is urging regulators to scrutinize and restrict the use of proprietary opioid-risk scoring tools like NarxCare. The commenter argues that these "black-box" algorithms lack transparency, can lead to patient harm by overriding individualized clinical judgment, and should be subject to independent validation and regulatory oversight.

A former health professional expresses opposition to the use of AI to review medical records and the use of Narxcare scores. The commenter argues that the current electronic health record system is flawed and that AI lacks the intelligence to handle medical data accurately, potentially hindering patient access to necessary medications.