An Informatics Approach to Preventing Diversion of Controlled Substances
Pharmacy Times
JUNE 3, 2024
Data analysis can help hospitals address waste of controlled substances that fuels diversion and increased costs.
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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales
The FDA Law Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. On October 10th, based on ability to pay, the U.S. 6, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). Zarzamora Press Release.
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How Emotional Intelligence Helps Pharmacists Handle Controlled Substances Concerns
Drug Topics
MARCH 23, 2024
Pharmacists must uphold their “corresponding responsibility” to address controlled substance concerns among patients while balancing safety and respect, said Mark Garofoli at this year’s American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition.
Is lorazepam a controlled substance?
The Checkup by Singlecare
JULY 3, 2024
Due to these risks, lorazepam is classified as a Schedule IV controlled substance by the U.S. Let’s explore more about lorazepam and what makes it a controlled substance. Because of these risks, lorazepam is a Schedule IV controlled substance in the United States. Is lorazepam a controlled substance?
Is Adderall a controlled substance?
The Checkup by Singlecare
MAY 20, 2024
RELATED: What you should know about prescription Adderall Is Adderall a controlled substance? Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) has classified Adderall as a Schedule II controlled substance —the same classification as cocaine, methamphetamine, and methadone. What does taking a controlled substance mean for me?
Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Controlled Substance Diversion Detection
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
AI is able to quickly analyze, identify, and route data for investigation.
DEA’s Proposed Rules on Controlled Substances Prescribing via Telemedicine and Their Uncertain Impact on the Pharmacy Community
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 28, 2023
Proposed rules would permit a telehealth provider to prescribe only up to a 30-day supply of a Schedule III-V non-narcotic controlled substance or buprenorphine through telehealth without the patient first being evaluated in person by a provider.
How to Leverage the Revised ASHP Guidelines to Prevent the Diversion of Controlled Substances at Hospitals
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 21, 2022
A controlled substances diversion prevention program (CSDPP) that aligns with the revised ASHP guidelines is critical to ensure patients are protected from occurrences of drug diversion.
Does the DEA require electronic ordering of controlled substances?
OctariusRx
JUNE 17, 2024
Does your facility have a process in place for ordering controlled substances? When it comes to ordering controlled substances, the same is true. You can order controlled substances via the Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS) , but it isn’t necessary. Do you need to change it?
DEA Fines Ambulatory Surgery Center for Controlled Substance Violations. Could you be next?
OctariusRx
AUGUST 5, 2024
An ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Iowa recently agreed to pay $125,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act. How is your facility managing controlled substances? If the thought of the Controlled Substances Act makes your eyes glaze over, you should enlist help.
Handle With Care: Dispensing Controlled Substances in the Pharmacy
Drug Topics
JULY 24, 2023
Filling a prescription for a controlled substance requires more oversight than the average prescription.
The 2024 Controlled Substance Assessment Quiz
OctariusRx
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The 2024 controlled substance assessment quiz is about to be released! This is our annual competency assessment focused on controlled substances and regulatory compliance. The quiz focuses on some of the basic elements managing controlled substances. How are you assessing your staff?
The 2023 Controlled Substance Assessment Quiz
OctariusRx
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
The 2023 controlled substance assessment quiz is about to be released! This is our first annual competency assessment focused on controlled substances and regulatory compliance. The quiz focuses on some of the basic elements managing controlled substances. How are you assessing your staff?
Is Ozempic a controlled substance?
The Checkup by Singlecare
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The high demand status and off-label use may lead to questioning of whether Ozempic is a controlled substance or drug that can be abused. Fortunately, it is not a controlled substance, but it is wise to know why and understand the restrictions on Ozempic’s use. What does the FDA consider a controlled substance?
Preparation, Cooperation Keys to Surviving a DEA Inspection | NCPA 2024
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 26, 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration gives controlled substance licenses, and can just as easily take them away.
Prescribing Controlled Substances Goes Electronic
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Eliminating paper prescriptions allows for greater legibility, security, trackability for pharmacists, providers.
STAT+: Telehealth companies that prescribed controlled substances during the pandemic brace for business to change
STAT
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Health tech companies that have taken advantage of the possibility to prescribe controlled substances online during the pandemic may soon find their businesses — and their ability to care for patients — in jeopardy.
Is gabapentin a controlled substance?
The Checkup by Singlecare
JULY 3, 2024
At this time, gabapentin isn’t recognized as a controlled substance on the federal level. However, several states have passed laws to classify it as a Schedule V controlled substance. RELATED: What is Gabapentin: Uses, Warnings & Interactions Is gabapentin a controlled substance?
Controlled Substances Prescribing Goes Electronic
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Eliminating paper prescriptions allows for greater legibility, security, trackability for pharmacists and providers.
Hospitals: Do You Know Where Your Controlled Substances Are?
The FDA Law Blog
MAY 16, 2024
Houck — Employee diversion of controlled substances from hospitals has been an issue since at least 1986 when I became a diversion investigator with the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). DEA alleged that UMHS failed to maintain complete and accurate records and failed to timely notify DEA of controlled substance thefts.
Controlled Substance Transfers: Ensuring Internal Management from Site to Site
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Controlled substance transfers are occurring at a higher rate as health systems create their own ecosystems to combat medication shortages.
How AI Can Improve Controlled Substance Security
Drug Topics
AUGUST 17, 2023
Each year, drug diversion is estimated to cost the US health care system an estimated $70 billion. Outside of these costs, drug diversion poses a significant risk to patient safety and patient’s communities.
Is tizanidine a controlled substance?
The Checkup by Singlecare
OCTOBER 9, 2024
If you are taking or considering taking tizanidine (tizanidine hydrochloride), you may be concerned about addiction and want to know if it is a controlled substance. While tizanidine is not a controlled substance, there are still some precautions to be aware of. Is tizanidine a controlled substance?
The DEA is changing the process for reporting loss of controlled substances
OctariusRx
JULY 20, 2023
The DEA is changing the process for reporting loss of controlled substances. Effective July 24, 2023, the process for reporting lost controlled substances will be fully electronic. The post The DEA is changing the process for reporting loss of controlled substances appeared first on OctariusRX.
Corresponding Responsibility of Pharmacies, DEA to Uphold Controlled Substances Act | ASPL 2024
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Joel Ferre, JD, Assistant United States Attorney in Utah, led a discussion covering the DEA and pharmacies’ roles in reporting red flags when dispensing medication.
DEA Reaffirms Synthetic THC Compounds Are Schedule I Controlled Substances
The FDA Law Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Houck — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA’s”) February 13th determination that THC acetate ester (“THCO”) is a schedule I controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) has received a good amount of attention in the cannabis press. By Larry K. 51639, 51641 (Aug.
Telehealth patients are scrambling for in-person care amid crackdown on online controlled substances
STAT
JANUARY 17, 2023
Catherine was getting nervous about her ADHD prescription. In 2022, the 29-year-old New Yorker had started using Done, a direct-to-consumer telehealth company that treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Gridlock over schedule II telehealth prescribing could impede extension of pandemic-era flexibilities
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Over 300 organizations sent letters to the White House and Congress on Tuesday asking them to extend telehealth controlled substance prescribing rules for an additional two years.
Pharmacists Should Take a Proactive Approach When Addressing Controlled Substance Concerns
Drug Topics
MARCH 24, 2024
At this year’s American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition, Mark Garofoli urged pharmacists to develop strong documentation practices and go beyond baseline federal regulations to care for patients with red flags.
Global Prevalence of Sleep Disorders Demands a Team-Based Approach
Pharmacy Times
JANUARY 18, 2024
Because medications to treat these conditions are often controlled substances, including pharmacists on the multidisciplinary team (MDT) is invaluable.
STAT+: Key lawmakers pressure Biden to preserve telehealth prescribing of effective addiction treatment
STAT
OCTOBER 2, 2024
urged the DEA to continue allowing health providers to prescribe buprenorphine, a controlled substance used to treat opioid addiction, without requiring an in-person visit. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, any patient who needed a controlled substance was required to be examined in person before receiving a prescription.
STAT+: Frustrated telehealth providers say their businesses face ‘doom and gloom’
STAT
OCTOBER 10, 2024
With just months to go before the ability to prescribe controlled substances online dramatically changes overnight, the vacuum of information is forcing them to devote significant energy preparing for the unknown.
DOJ slaps $20M opioid prescription penalty on OptumRx
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 1, 2024
OptumRx will pay $20 million to resolve claims the company violated the Controlled Substances Act by improperly filling certain opioid prescriptions, the Department of Justice recently announced.
Electronic Controlled Substance RXs: Signed, Sealed, Delivered But Can’t be Filled
The FDA Law Blog
AUGUST 9, 2023
Houck — If a patient presents a paper prescription for a controlled substance to a pharmacy and the pharmacy cannot fill it, the patient can take that prescription to another pharmacy. Transfer of Electronic Prescriptions for Schedule II-V Controlled Substances Between Pharmacies for Initial Filling, 88 Fed. By Larry K.
Court Addresses Liability in Dispensing Controlled Substances
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Lawsuit asserts physician, pharmacist negligence in patient’s fatal overdose after she received alprazolam, oxycodone, oxymorphone.
DEA extends pandemic rules for telehealth prescribing through 2024 as agency irons out new policies
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Friday it will extend telehealth flexibilities that enable clinicians to virtually prescribe controlled medications to their patients through 2024 as | The DEA announced Friday that it is extending pandemic rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine through the end of next year.
Drug Enforcement Administration sends second attempt at a telehealth prescribing rule to executive budget office
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2024
| The Drug Enforcement Administration has submitted a proposed telehealth prescribing rule to the Office of Management and Budget which aims to regulate how telehealth providers prescribe controlled substances when the patient and provider do not have an established relationship.
How to help patients taking controlled medications
The Checkup by Singlecare
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
The law states that a pharmacist must only fill a prescription for a controlled substance when it is issued for a legit medical reason by a legitimate practitioner acting within the usual scope of their professional practice. The DEA defines a controlled substance as a drug or chemical known to be addictive or habit-forming.
Join Us for an HPM Webinar: Recent Hospital Controlled Substance Diversion Cases — Cautionary Tales; Tuesday, October 3, 2023: 12:00-12:45
The FDA Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
More than 40 registrants — primarily hospitals and pharmacies — have paid significant civil penalties of up to $5,000,000 to settle allegations they failed to report controlled substance thefts or significant losses to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The risks to hospitals and pharmacies are multi-faceted and growing.
Gabapentin Presents High Potential for Misuse
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Although the anticonvulsant is not considered a controlled substance, some state legislation focuses on monitoring the use of or reclassifying it.
Opinion: Breakthrough Therapies Act: Good idea, wrong solution
STAT
DECEMBER 2, 2022
as a way to expand access for therapeutic purposes to potentially beneficial but highly regulated Schedule I substances like psilocybin and LSD, has the right underlying idea but provides a solution that is wrong. The Breakthrough Therapies Act , recently proposed by Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
STAT+: Telehealth startup Done’s top leadership arrested under fraud charges
STAT
JUNE 13, 2024
They were charged with allegedly taking part in a scheme to distribute controlled substances online and submitting false and fraudulent reimbursement claims for stimulant prescriptions. Done founder Ruthia He, and clinical president David Brody, were arrested in Los Angeles and San Rafael, California respectively.
STAT+: DEA reverses a policy to avert morphine shortages
STAT
MAY 1, 2024
The DEA dictates the quantity of controlled substances that drug companies are allowed to make. WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration is reversing a regulation that had been expected to create shortages of morphine and other opioid injectables, according to a DEA letter to drugmakers obtained by STAT.
Telemedicine and the Prescribing of Controlled Substances After the End of The Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency: DEA Announces Two Significant Proposed Rules: Read the Summary Below, But Learn All the Details and More at HPM’s Webinar on March 23, 2023 (Details Forthcoming….)
The FDA Law Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Palmer — The 2008 Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act placed strict limits on online prescribing or the use of telemedicine encounters to prescribe controlled substances. DEA’s proposed rule when finalized would authorize telemedicine pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § By Karla L.
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