Insights from a National Survey on Controlled Substance Diversion Practices in U.S. Hospital Pharmacies: Opportunities for Enhanced Surveillance and Compliance
Samantha S. Bastow, Eric P. Borrelli, Julia D. Lucaci, Heather Nelkin, April Graves, Amanda Hays · 2024
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Samantha Bastow and five co-authors report a 2024 national survey of controlled substance diversion in hospital pharmacies in the United States. Diversion means drugs meant for patients are stolen or misused by staff. Pharmacies guard those drugs, but how they watch for theft varies a lot by site.
The survey drew replies from dozens of sites in many states. Most leads were pharmacy chiefs or staff in set diversion roles. Most sites had a watch team and software for the task. Big sites met the rules best, the team found. Checks on stock flow were the weak point in most replies.
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| CREATOR | Samantha S. Bastow, Eric P. Borrelli, Julia D. Lucaci, Heather Nelkin, April Graves, Amanda Hays |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |