The FDA Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

Houck — It seems as though we cannot get through a week without hearing about controlled substance diversion by employees at another hospital or healthcare facility. DOJ, Iowa Surgical Center Agrees to Pay $125,000 to Resolve Allegations It Violated the Controlled Substances Act ( June 4, 2024 ).

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Direct integration between Omnicell’s medication dispensing systems and the Epic electronic health record system improves the way you manage medications by removing redundant steps from nursing workflow, freeing up time for patient care and increasing medication safety.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Kim Dove, PharmD Senior Pharmacy Consultant, Omnicell We all understand the harm that controlled substance drug diversion can cause to patients, the healthcare institution, and of course, to the diverters themselves. Consider your practices for entering new medication shipments into inventory.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Mary Selzo, RPh Practicing Pharmacist and Senior Clinical Product Manager, Omnicell Automated dispensing cabinets are the backbone of most medication distribution systems, with 95% adoption in nursing units across the U.S. Automated medication dispensing technology isn’t just for nursing units.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Given the number of high-alert controlled substances administered under often intense conditions inside the operating room (OR), it's no surprise. Anesthesia providers must constantly balance patient care with administrative tasks associated with managing medications in the OR.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

At TidalHealth, we're partnering with our nursing and anesthesia colleagues to drive diversion awareness and controlled substance monitoring. Our anesthesia department recently formed a new diversion-prevention team within the hospital.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

A manual medication workflow can lead to possible safety gaps, especially in an OR where there's no guarantee that every controlled substance will be at your disposal in an organized fashion should something go wrong and when the unexpected arises during surgeries and procedures. In some instances, compliance can be a challenge.

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