Prescription Drug Abuse and Diversion : A Practice Guide for Clinicians

by Staats, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780071435512
• ISBN10: 0071435514
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-05
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

Your best-practice guide to navigating the legal and clinical issues of prescribing narcotics ..This indispensable, ready-to-use reference puts today's challenges of narcotic prescribing into sharp focus.Prescription Drug Abuse and Diversionthoroughly reviews the clinical use of opioids and other addictive narcotics; the assessment of legitimate versus illegitimate prescription seekers; and the often-overwhelming maze of laws and regulations covering fraudulent prescription-seeking and dispensing. .

Author Biography

Peter Staats, MD,Director, Pain Medicine,Johns Hopkins University & Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

Dr. Staats is one of the premier pain physicians in the country, and co-author of the forthcoming Just the Facts in Pain Medicine. He lectures extensively to physicians on the subject of pain pharmacology and prescriptions.

Jennifer Bolen, JD,Assistant United States Attorney,Department of Justice,Nashville, Tennessee

Ms. Bolen is a US attorney who prosecutes cases of fraudulent prescriptions. She lectures extensively to physicians and pharmacists, to more than 5000 in 2002 alone. She is well known to physicians in pain medicine and primary care, having written articles in leading journals and presented innumerable workshops to those markets. Her full time profession in 2004 will be lecturing on this topic and offering workshops to hospitals and group practices.

Table of Contents

Defining the Problem

The Role of The Drug Enforcement Administration Sanctions and Penalties

State Guidelines, Laws, and Regulations

Medical and Legal Overview of the Pain Patient

Chronic Pain Evaluation and Treatment Plans

CNS Prescriptions and Stimulants Evaluation and Treatment Plans

The Patient with a History of Past and Present Abuse

Best Practices in Pain Prescribing From Informed Consent to Drug Screening

HIPAA and Drug Prescribing and Reporting

Prescription Monitoring Plans

The Provider's Toolkit self audit and assessment for prescription practices

Appendices

Federal and State Contact Information

Forms audits, agreements, and checklists

Quick reference charts to laws, regs, guidelines, and drugs

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