DEA Compliance Consultant, Veterinary Dea License

The DEA’s oversight on prescription drug practices continues to be the same during the ongoing pandemic. However, there has been some easing with special guidance in specific areas of concern. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) continues to enforce its laws and regulations for prescribing, handling and dispensing controlled substance medications even in the face of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. DEA compliance is expected to be a top priority for doctors, hospitals, pharmacies and other providers just like in 2019 and earlier. However, the agency has proactively assessed some of the specific areas of concern thrown up by the enormous healthcare challenges of the ongoing public health crisis and issued guidance and advise accordingly.  Dispensing Across State Lines – The DEA has temporarily eased practitioner registration with the agency when practicing in additional states. Given that many states have granted reciprocity to neighboring states and their practitio...

It is better for every medical practitioner who uses controlled substances, including veterinarians, to have his or her own DEA registration as using a common one has the potential to run afoul with the DEA. Drugs that have a potential for addiction or abuse are classified as controlled substances. The Controlled Substances Act regulates the Schedule I to V drugs which includes medical formulations that are used for pets as well. Therefore, veterinarians also need a veterinary DEA license to be able to prescribe, administer or dispense the scheduled drugs. This entails additional responsibility to abide by the regulations related to storing, tracking and recording all controlled substances used by the practice as specified by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.   In fact, veterinary practices often use one DEA registration number to order controlled substances for all veterinarians in the practice. According to state and federal regulations, all the veterinarians in a practice a...