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DEA Diversion Control Flashcards

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  1. What is 'drug diversion' as defined in DEA enforcement contexts?

    Answer: The transfer of a legally manufactured controlled substance from its intended lawful use to an illegal use or market

    Diversion is the redirection of legally produced controlled substances — such as prescription opioids — from their legitimate medical purpose into illicit channels.

  2. What is a 'pill mill' as targeted by DEA's Diversion Investigators?

    Answer: A medical practice or pharmacy that prescribes or dispenses controlled substances outside the course of professional practice for no legitimate medical purpose

    Pill mills are clinics or physicians who prescribe controlled substances — typically opioids — without proper medical evaluation, effectively acting as retail drug dealers with prescriptions.

  3. Under DEA regulations, what is required of a DEA registrant that discovers a significant theft or loss of controlled substances?

    Answer: Notify DEA within one business day and submit a DEA Form 106 (Report of Theft or Significant Loss)

    21 C.F.R. § 1301.76 requires registrants to immediately (within one business day) report significant theft or loss to the nearest DEA office and submit a DEA-106 form.

  4. What is 'doctor shopping' in the context of DEA diversion enforcement?

    Answer: A patient visiting multiple physicians to obtain multiple prescriptions for controlled substances without disclosing the other prescriptions

    Doctor shopping is a diversion method where individuals obtain multiple prescriptions for controlled substances from different providers, circumventing individual prescribing limits.

  5. Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) are used by DEA Diversion Investigators primarily to:

    Answer: Identify patterns of over-prescribing, doctor shopping, and other diversion indicators by analyzing prescription dispensing data

    PDMPs are state databases that record controlled substance prescriptions; DEA investigators use PDMP data to detect prescribing anomalies and diversion patterns.

  6. What is a 'DEA Form 222' used for?

    Answer: Ordering Schedule I and II controlled substances between DEA registrants

    DEA Form 222 (or its electronic equivalent CSOS) is the official order form required for all transfers of Schedule I and II controlled substances between registered entities.