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Notice to All Licensed Colorado Pharmacists and Registered DEA Prescribing Practitioners
All Colorado licensed pharmacists and registered DEA prescribing practitioners are required to register an individual user account with Colorado’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) pursuant to CRS 12-42.5-403 of the Pharmacy, Pharmacy Businesses and Pharmaceuticals Practice Act. The following due dates for each profession are: Pharmacists and DEA-registered Advanced Practice Nurses: September 30, 2014 DEA-registered…
Read MoreCorresponding Responsibility: A Pharmacist's Obligation to Understand
Why is understanding corresponding responsibility important to me as a practicing pharmacist? In short, enforcement actions against pharmacies occur most often when pharmacists fail to exercise their corresponding responsibility as addressed by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in its regulations (21 CFR 1306.04) which state: “A prescription for a controlled substance to be effective must be…
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