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PTU Elite: Controlled Substances & Diversion Program Highlights
An expert pharmacy technician who understands the legal and economic stakes of diverted or misused controlled substances can help your pharmacy avoid costly audits, investigations, lawsuits and other legal actions that compromise your pharmacy’s reputation in the community.
Trim unnecessary costs and improve your bottom line by empowering your pharmacy technicians to follow the motto, “If you see something, say something,” to prevent theft or diversion of controlled substances.
Pharmacy technicians who are trained to identify and prevent diversion can help reduce the negative social, physical, and economic impacts of drug misuse.
Encourage job satisfaction and professional growth with educational opportunities that allow your pharmacy technicians to advance their careers and contribute as valuable members of the healthcare team.
Key Benefits
Gain skilled stewards. Upon completion, technicians are able to deter, detect, and respond to the diversion of medications.
Stay informed. Get up-to-date information about controlled substance best practices, and regulations that govern procurement, prescribing, administration, and chain of custody.
Understand the law. Get familiar with surveillance and investigation practices, DEA requirements, and strategies that prevent controlled substance diversion.
Promote Technician Certification. Add skills that prepare them to attain a PTCB Controlled Substances Diversion Prevention Certificate.
Learn More About PTU Elite: Controlled Substances & Diversion
Created by pharmacy experts who know your workplace, PTU Elite: Controlled Substances & Diversion is a convenient and engaging training resource that gives pharmacy technicians essential knowledge of controlled substances and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requirements.
With this program, your pharmacy technicians feel empowered to manage controlled substances, covering everything from best practices for filling prescriptions to recordkeeping.
Focused specifically on the pharmacy technician’s role within the healthcare team, the program emphasizes a range of practical skills, such as:
Following requirements for managing inventory, dispensing, recordkeeping, and disposal
Spotting “red flags” for diversion when restocking inventory
Recognizing fraudulent prescriptions
Identifying suspicious activity or product tampering
Handling a robbery or theft
Detecting and improving processes that are vulnerable to diversion
Using security control measures to detect and prevent diversion
Identifying impaired coworkers and following appropriate procedures
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