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First DEA-Approved System for Processing Controlled Substance e-Prescriptions in Use
Systems for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) used at Supervalu pharmacies in Virginia and California are available for use after successfully meeting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certification requirements. Supervalu pharmacies in those states are the first to accept e-prescriptions for controlled substances, as noted in a press release, and Supervalu pharmacies in other states will soon begin to offer this service.
In addition, Surescripts, operator of the largest e-prescription network that connects prescribers’ e-prescribing software to pharmacies, has announced that its network has been upgraded to support EPCS. In a press release, Surescripts announced that the company “has begun its initial certification of prescriber software vendors and pharmacy applications for EPCS. Certified vendors and pharmacies have, in turn, begun the initial deployment of EPCS in the United States. The deployment involves a select number of certified and audited vendors and their users located in states where EPCS is legal.” After completion of the monitoring period, Surescripts EPCS support for all properly certified participants is scheduled to be available by the end of the year.
Pharmacy software applications used to process electronic prescriptions for controlled substance medications must successfully complete DEA certification and audit procedures. Additional information about the implementation of the DEA Interim Final Rule on electronic prescriptions for controlled substances is available in a December 2010 NABP Newsletter article, “Implementation of DEA CS e-Prescribing Rule Prompts Boards to Offer Licensees Guidance.”
