| The Program
The Utah Controlled Substance Database Program was legislatively created and put into effect on July 1, 1995. It is used to track and collect data on the dispensing of Schedule II-V drugs by all retail, institutional, and outpatient hospital pharmacies, and in-state/out-of-state mail order pharmacies. The data is disseminated to authorized individuals and used to identify potential cases of drug over-utilization, misuse, and over-prescribing of controlled substances throughout the state.
The Requirement
All retail, institutional, outpatient hospital pharmacies, and in-state/out-of-state mail order pharmacies in Utah that dispense prescriptions for Schedule II-V drugs are required to report. Controlled substances dispensed (administered) to an inpatient at a licensed health care facility are exempt from reporting. A file containing records of each Schedule II-V dispensed must be completed and submitted by the pharmacist-in-charge to the program manager once a week for the previous seven (7) days.
Collection of Data
The required data may be reported by modem, floppy disk, an encrypted attachment to e-mail, or paper. Generally, the media used is dependent on the pharmacy software used. All transactions must be submitted at the end of each month no later than ten days following the end of every calendar month. Data may be submitted monthly or more often, i.e. weekly or bi-weekly. All submissions are required to include a Data Transmission Form.
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