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The 2024 Controlled Substance Assessment Quiz

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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?

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Handle With Care: Dispensing Controlled Substances in the Pharmacy

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Filling a prescription for a controlled substance requires more oversight than the average prescription.

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The 2023 Controlled Substance Assessment Quiz

OctariusRx

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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Controlled Substance Transfers: Ensuring Internal Management from Site to Site

Pharmacy Times

Controlled substance transfers are occurring at a higher rate as health systems create their own ecosystems to combat medication shortages.

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DEA’s Proposed Rules on Controlled Substances Prescribing via Telemedicine and Their Uncertain Impact on the Pharmacy Community

Pharmacy Times

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.

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How to Leverage the Revised ASHP Guidelines to Prevent the Diversion of Controlled Substances at Hospitals

Pharmacy Times

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.

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

OctariusRx

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.