On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli will chat with Dr. David Brushwood, a world-renowned pharmacy law expert, about all things pain management, controlled substances, drug diversion, and pharmacy law. You may be sitting down listening, but it turns out you’ll only be using the edge of the seat! Corresponding legal responsibility, check. Professional conversations between prescribers and dispensers alike, check. DEA Red Flags, check. An attempted prescription from a zoo, check, wait, what? Yes, check. You name it, if it’s pharmacy law and pain management related, it’s discussed, right here, right now, on the Pain Pod. Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!!DEA Red Flags InfoPrescribersCash only patients and/or no acceptance of worker’s compensation or insurancePrescribing of the same combination of highly-abused medicationsPrescribing the same (high) quantities of pain drugs to most/every patientHigh number of prescriptions issued per dayGeographically out-of-area patient populationDispensersHigh percentage controlled to non-controlled medicationsHigh volumes of controlled substances generallySame Medication(s)/Quantities prescribed by the same prescriber for many patientsLarge geographical distances between pharmacy, prescriber(s), and patientMultiple patients with the same last name or addressSequential prescription #s for highly diverted drugs from the same prescriberPatients receiving controlled substances from multiple prescribersPatients seeking early prescription refills paying out-of-pocketNABP ”Red Flags” Videohttps://nabp.pharmacy/initiatives/awarxe/pharmacist-resources/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices