Validating Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

Upon completion of this course, pharmacists and technicians will be able to:

• Describe the epidemic of substance abuse and prescription drug abuse in United States.
• Identify the responsibility of pharmacy practitioners to determine the validity of controlled substance prescriptions.
• List factors that pharmacy practitioners might consider in their assessment of a controlled substance prescription’s legitimacy.
• Describe the use of a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP).
• Discuss the assessment of prescriptions for appropriate therapeutic value.
• Determine if prescriptions are based on a legitimate medical purpose.
• Identify the federal guidelines that impact upon distribution of controlled substances.
• Discuss emergency treatment for suspected opioid overdose.
• Counsel patients with opioid prescriptions.
• Discuss available treatment resources for opioid physical dependence, addiction, misuse, or abuse.
• Identify relevant provisions of Florida law related to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances.
• Describe how Florida’s prescription drug monitoring program can help ensure the proper prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances.
• Describe Florida statute section 381.887, emergency treatment for opioid overdose and the State Surgeon General’s Standing order for Naloxone.