Registro de prescripción de sustancias controladas en California

Explicación Simple

Cuando un médico receta medicamentos que pueden ser peligrosos, debe informar al gobierno sobre eso. Esto ayuda a mantener un control de quién está usando estos medicamentos y en qué cantidad.

Es como cuando un restaurante lleva un registro de todos los ingredientes que usa para asegurarse de que no se acaben y de que son seguros para sus clientes.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que el Dr. Pérez le receta un medicamento controlado a Juan por su dolor crónico. El Dr. Pérez tiene que enviar información al Departamento de Justicia cada semana sobre la receta, incluyendo cuánto medicamento le dio a Juan y su fecha de nacimiento para llevar un control.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

ultimate user or research subject, or contact information as determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the gender, and date of birth of the patient. (B) The prescriber’s category of licensure and license number; federal controlled substance registration number; and the state medical license number of any prescriber using the federal controlled substance registration number of a government-exempt facility. (C) NDC (National Drug Code) number of the controlled substance dispensed. (D) Quantity of the controlled substance dispensed. (E) ICD-9 (diagnosis code), if available. (F) Number of refills ordered. (G) Whether the drug was dispensed as a refill of a prescription or as a first-time request. (H) Date of origin of the prescription. (2) (A) Each prescriber that dispenses controlled substances shall provide the Department of Justice the information required by this subdivision on a weekly basis in a format set by the Department of Justice pursuant to regulation. (B) The reporting requirement in this section shall not apply to the direct administration of a controlled substance to the body of an ultimate user or a prescription described in subdivision (k) of Section 11165. (d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005. (e) The reporting requirement in this section for Schedule IV controlled substances shall not apply to any of the following: (1) The dispensing of a controlled substance in a quantity limited to an a