A physician needs to prescribe a medication that falls under the category requiring the most stringent regulations for a non-emergency situation. Which method of prescription delivery aligns with the federal guidelines for such medications?
A verbal order is given over the phone, with a notation made in the patient's medical record.
The provider's office sends a prescription to the pharmacy via a non-secure email as a scanned PDF.
The patient receives a carbon copy of the initial prescription form to present to the pharmacist.
The provider issues the prescription through an approved electronic prescribing system with a secure digital signature.
The most stringent regulations apply to medications that have a high potential for abuse and dependence, known as Schedule II controlled substances. The federal guidelines require that these prescriptions be provided to the pharmacy in a written format with the provider's actual signature or through an approved electronic prescribing system that includes a digital signature. Emergency situations allow for verbal prescriptions, but this scenario specifies a non-emergency situation, therefore, an electronic prescription with a digital signature would be appropriate, assuming the system is DEA-compliant. In all other cases presented in the incorrect answers, the methods do not meet the regulatory standards for the category of drug specified.
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