Pharmacy care abuses

At the pharmacy the pharmacist, Lisa, called Dr. Smith to ensure that he actually wrote the prescription. Lisa does this before dispensing controlled substances to ensure the prescriptions are not fake. Sometimes addicts submit fake prescriptions that were not written by a qualified physician or health care provider to attempt to purchase controlled substances illegally. After Dr. Smith verified he had written the prescription, Lisa removed the phenobarbital from a locked cabinet and counted out Jaina s pills. These are some of the precautions pharmacists take when dispensing controlled substances, to prevent abusers from obtaining them illegally or stealing them from the pharmacy. 

Retail network audits are typically conducted on an ongoing basis by the PBM, managed care organization, or a large employer group that contracts directly with chain and independent pharmacies. These audits ensure the validity of prescription claims and curb attempts of fraud and abuse at the pharmacy level. 

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