Pharmacist Spotlight

What Every Pharmacist and Non-Pharmacist Needs to Know About Proper Administration and Diversion of Prescribed Controlled Substances

March 14, 2023 3:45pm

Janet Hart
Director, Government Affairs
Rite Aid

Elliot M. Schachner
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York
U.S. Department of Justice

  • Lessons learned from recent pharmacy chain rulings regarding diversion and how to not let this happen to your business
  • Developing best practices for communicating with prescribers when the necessity of the prescription is in question
    • Protocols for following up with prescriber red flags
    • Knowing which red flags to report
  • Analyzing guidelines and factors for determining the likelihood of diversion from the patient
    • Utilizing the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program as a tool
    • Going beyond reporting: can pharmacists refuse to fill prescriptions?
  • Incorporating the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (Model Act) and the PhRMA Code