About this episode
On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli will chat with Dr. David Brushwood, a world-renowned pharmacy law expert, about all things pain management, controlled substances, drug diversion, and pharmacy law. You may be sitting down listening, but it turns out you’ll only be using the edge of the seat! Corresponding legal responsibility, check. Professional conversations between prescribers and dispensers alike, check. DEA Red Flags, check. An attempted prescription from a zoo, check, wait, what? Yes, check. You name it, if it’s pharmacy law and pain management related, it’s discussed, right here, right now, on the Pain Pod. Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!! DEA Red Flags Info Prescribers Cash only patients and/or no acceptance of worker’s compensation or insurance Prescribing of the same combination of highly-abused medications Prescribing the same (high) quantities of pain drugs to most/every patient High number of prescriptions issued per day Geographically out-of-area patient population Dispensers High percentage controlled to non-controlled medications High volumes of controlled substances generally Same Medication(s)/Quantities prescribed by the same prescriber for many patients Large geographical distances between pharmacy, prescriber(s), and patient Multiple patients with the same last name or address Sequential prescription #s for highly diverted drugs from the same prescriber Patients receiving controlled substances from multiple prescribers Patients seeking early prescription refills paying out-of-pocket NABP ”Red Flags” Video https://nabp.pharmacy/initiatives/awarxe/pharmacist-resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices