A state database tracks testosterone prescriptions. Not anymore if this bill becomes law.

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 1,125

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Should testosterone remain on Rhode Island’s state roster of tightly regulated drugs known as controlled substances?

That was the question pondered by a Senate panel last week when it hosted the initial hearing on a bill by Deputy Senate President Pro Tempore Matthew LaMountain. The Warwick Democrat’s legislation would purge the hormonal drug from the state’s prescription drug monitoring database, and require the state to remove existing records on the drug’s dispensation and …

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