NARCOTICS RETURN SOLUTION

PROBLEM

Clinicians shoulder a burden most of their fellow citizens do not: easy access to controlled substances. As many as 9 percent of clinicians with access to controlled substances are, in the discreet language of the professional, “impaired”.

“Drug Diversion is an ongoing problem in health care settings. The potential for drug diversion incidents in the preoperative area is high because of the availability of narcotics and other controlled substances and the stress of working in this environment”.*

ASHP’s Guidelines on Surgery and Anesthesiology Pharmaceutical Services, recommends "Qualitative testing of returned controlled substances". Many of these drugs are difficult and/or expensive to monitor.

SOLUTION

The ValiMed Narcotics Return Solution provides fast, easy, accurate and QUALITATIVE analysis of returned narcotics (including Fentanyl) prior to disposal. A robust reporting routine allows easy access to testing records to assist in maintaining required documentation.

ValiMed can help identify problem areas before they become crises while meeting regulatory guidelines for the accounting of controlled substances.

* See Article Abstract in AORN 8-08: Controlled-Substance Returns in the Operating Suite