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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

The FDA Law Blog

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. 11, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). 6, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). Zarzamora Press Release.

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The 2023 Controlled Substance Assessment Quiz

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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?

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Prescribing Red Flags: Pharmacists Be Wary of What the Doctor Orders

The FDA Law Blog

While the presence of a dispensing red flag does not prohibit a pharmacist from filling a controlled substance, it means that there is a potential concern with the prescription, which the pharmacist must address andmake a record of its resolution, assuming it is resolvable.

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The DEA is changing the process for reporting loss of controlled substances

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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.

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DEA Reaffirms Synthetic THC Compounds Are Schedule I Controlled Substances

The FDA Law Blog

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. 13, 2023). By Larry K. Boos, Ph.D.,

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Schedule III Marijuana Would Still Be Regulated Marijuana

The FDA Law Blog

Houck In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), based on the federal Controlled Substances Acts (CSAs) Eight Factor Analysis, recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reschedule marijuana from schedule I to schedule III. Schedules of Controlled Substances, 44,621.

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Electronic Controlled Substance RXs: Signed, Sealed, Delivered But Can’t be Filled

The FDA Law Blog

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.