ASHP Chapter 2 Controlled Substance diversion prevention Flashcards
Where is divertion found?
Areas most vulnerable to diversion
Area vulnerable to divertion:
1-pharmacy
— secluded areas with a unsecure controlled Substances,
A -compounding area.
B-Receiving area
2-procedural area
—-open access to anesthesia and pain medication
— ability to pull medication without prior order
3-patient home medication
Vulnerability in 5 areas:
1-Procurement
2-operations and dispensing.
3-prescribing
4-administration.
5-medication, waste and removal
Vulnerability in :
A—Process is often limited to only 1 to 2 people
1-limited oversight.
2-increased opportunity to diversion act
B–access to CS ordering methods
—222 forms
C—-potential for a diversion during transit
-Vulnerability in :Procurement
Vulnerability in ——?
1-limited oversight.
2-potential for tampering prior to preparation, return all waste.
3-potential for substitution while compounding and pre-packing
Preparation and dispensing
—Removal from safe, or ADCs
Vulnerability in .?
1-prescription pad, theft
2-Fraudulent or altered prescription
3-over prescribing.
4-self prescribing.
5-prescriptions outside of normal scope of practice
Prescribing
Vulnerability in:
1-diversion of medication documented as given.
2-administration of an alternative medication.
3-opportunity for tempering doing removal from ADCs
—-cancellation of removal transactions
—-return transaction that access the original pocket
Administration
Vulnerability with:?……
1-diversion of expired medicationi
2-waste of unused medication’s
—-partial and whole doses
3-diversion of unsecured waste
Vulnerability with medication, waste and removal
What can we do to prevent diversion for security control measures?
1 physical device.
2-diversion detecting and prevention software
To prevent for Security control measures :
1-cameras.
2-automated dispensing cabinets
Physical device
To prevent for Security control measures under:
1-example Pandora, RxAuditor,ADC reports
2-can we view historic ADC activities by drug or by user
3-diversion monitoring reports
—-proactive diversion
— waste buddies.
—-cancel transactions
4-program powered by artificial intelligent.
—-bluesight ,heliometric, invistic, protenus.
5-integrate information from automated dispensing cabinets, EMR, time clock, purchasing and receiving software
6-automatically, analyze, user, and transactions to identify an outlier
—diversion detection, and prevention software
Element of an effect controlled substance diversion programs:
A-only apply to CII in retail setting B-perpetual inventory for all CS C-monthly inventory of all CS in pharmacy. D-weekly inventory or shift count in patient care areas
1-Storage
-lock all CS in pharmacy and patient care area
Element of an effective controlled substance diversion program under:
1-use of single access pockets.pp 2-blind count 3-fridge lock boxes. 4-External return bins 5-timely, discrepancy resolution. 6-audits of discrepancy resolution appropriateness
Storage:
—-Controlled substance in ADCs
Element of an effective controlled substance diversion program:1st
1-tamper evident bags for CS that can’t be sent home.
2-document on control substance administration record (CSAR)if use during patient stay is necessary
Storage:
Patient home meds
Element of an effective controlled substance diversion:
1-limit number of individuals with ordering privilege
2-CSOS
3-secure 222 forms
4-multi-pack locks for 222 dispensation
5-it would use identifying words in PO numbers( usually outside the delivery box) usually can tell
Ordering