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Four Times When My Pharmacy Had To Say “No” — And We Weren’t Just Being Difficult

The Happy PharmD

They wanted to give him a controlled substance for pain upon discharge. They wanted my pharmacy to fill the prescription. Who was writing the prescription for this controlled substance? In order to write a prescription for controlled substances for a discharged patient, a physician must have a DEA number.

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To Combat Medication Errors, Proper Pharmacy Inventory Counts Are Essential

Pharmacy Times

Detect-A-Dose lid-label cover enhances medication recognition, reducing packaging errors through a contrasting visual pattern. Pharmacies have vast and specialized product inventories that require special attention and comprehensive internal controls to increase efficiency and safeguard medicines.