At the completion of the activity, the participant will be able to:

Identify the steps taken by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) through their Diversion Control Division (Diversion) in enforcing federal laws and regulations for a pharmacy handling controlled substances.

Describe the types of DEA civil and administrative actions that can be imposed by a federal prosecutor’s office on a pharmacy, including the type of fines that can be imposed through a criminal or civil action utilizing the federal laws and regulations pertaining to the purchases, sales, transfer, dispensing, destruction and a theft or loss of Schedules II through V controlled substances.

Discuss the DEA requirements pertaining to: Biennial Inventory; Use of the DEACSOS portal; Executed or Voided DEA Form 222 and Invoices; Power of Attorney; Theft and Lost; Drug Destruction; and the Storage of Prescriptions.

Discuss the pharmacy Due Diligence Policy to determine the legitimacy medical necessity for the dispensing of controlled substances as part of a patient’s treatment plan.

Identify what pharmacy records required by DEA Diversion as part of a pharmacy on-site audit selected controlled substances.