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

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

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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Revolutionizing Health Care: The Evolving Path of E-Prescriptions

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

provided prescribers with the option to use e-prescriptions for controlled substances (CS) based on an interim final rule published in 2010. Since this rule became effective, a majority of states now require e-prescriptions for at least some medications. Aiming to prevent these errors, Drug Enforcement Administration.

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ADHD Prescribing Practices Come Under Question

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Their availability is at least in part due to Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) March 2020 decision to loosen remote prescribing restrictions for Schedule III through Schedule V controlled substances (CS) for the duration of the public health emergency.

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So You Want To Build An Outpatient Pharmacy For Your Hospital? Here’s What’s Involved.

Proxsys Rx

Our next regulatory challenge was gaining approval from Cardinal CSMP (Controlled Substance Monitoring Program). That process involved their research into ProxsysRx’s processes and prescription-filling practices — as well as a lengthy interview with Phil.

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Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

The Happy PharmD

Dexamethasone oral solution is not a narcotic or controlled substance. But most pharmacies should be able to obtain it in a day or two if they need to fill a patient’s prescription especially since my girlfriend was a regular customer of this pharmacy. She has all her prescriptions filled at one particular pharmacy.

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