Keep Signs of Drug Diversion on Your Radar

March 2019

You play a key role in detecting and preventing diversion of controlled substances (benzodiazepines, opioids, etc).

We've been seeing headlines about this problem for years.

Recently two nurses died from opioid overdoses during their shifts...after injecting themselves with fentanyl meant for patients.

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Table of Contents

Medication Errors Take Steps to Improve Safety When Loading High-Alert Meds Into Cabinets
Headache Expect to Dispense Unexpected Meds for Some Patients With Headache
Controlled Substances Keep Signs of Drug Diversion on Your Radar
Epinephrine Be Aware of Differences Between Symjepi and Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
Tuberculosis Prevent Common Errors With Latent TB Meds
Opioids Think of the New Sublingual Sufentanil as Similar to IV Opioids
Cardiology Prevent Mishaps With Meds for Atrial Fibrillation
Generics Get Ready for New Albuterol HFA and Advair Diskus Generics
Acne Altreno and Seysara Will Be the Latest Meds for Acne