Prescription Controlled Substances: Beyond Mechanisms of Action

Description

Presenter: Jameika Stuckey, Pharm.D., Medication Safety Manager, Clinical Patient Care Area Pharmacist Supervisor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Objectives:

• Describe considerations regarding making propofol a controlled substance.
• Discuss considerations regarding making gabapentin a controlled substance.
• Explore some state printing requirements of prescriptions for controlled substances.
• Highlight requirements for morphine equivalents for controlled substance prescriptions.
• Explore non-opioid strategies for pain management.
• Discuss pharmacy technician stigma training and improving compassion fatigue.

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