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Medication - Licensed Practitioner Controlled - Pharmacy Review

When medications are administered under Licensed Practitioner (LP) control, must there be a retrospective pharmacy review when the pharmacy is open?  

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No. Per MM 05.01.01 EP 1, retrospective review is not required when medications are ordered, prepared, and administered under LP control. Organizations should, however, consider the requirements at MM 08.01.01 in evaluating it's medication management system and assess risk points by randomly sampling and reviewing LP controlled orders for the items listed at MM.05.01.01 EP 4.
Manual: Behavioral Health
Chapter: Medication Management MM
Last reviewed by Standards Interpretation: November 17, 2022 Represents the most recent date that the FAQ was reviewed (e.g. annual review).
First published date: April 11, 2016 This Standards FAQ was first published on this date.
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