Pharmacy Placed on 6 Month Probation for Failure to Maintain Accurate Records of Controlled Substances

The practicing license of a Lott Family Pharmacy was placed on probation in March for six months for “failure to maintain accurate records of controlled substances.”

The Lott Family Pharmacy of Selmer was brought before the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy in February 2020 following an audit of controlled substances, which discovered “discrepancies” regarding numerous amounts of heavy-duty pain medications hydrocodone-acetaminophen and buprenorphine.

The disciplinary order states the pharmacy did reach out to their “pharmacy software vendor” after the audit to “ascertain proper utilization of the reporting functions.”

In a follow-up inspection in November 2020, the board inspectors were “encouraged” with the improvements to pharmacy’s record keeping.

Regardless, the violations found in the February 2020 audit meet the standards of the board’s ruling of a “failure to maintain accurate records of controlled substances.”

Pharmacists are required to “maintain, on a current basis, a complete and accurate record of each substances manufactured, imported, received, sold, delivered, exported, or otherwise disposed of by him/her, and each inner liner, sealed inner liner, and unused and returned mail-back package,” according to the order.

If the pharmacy were to commit any violation of board, federal, state or regulatory standard throughout their probation, their license could be revoked entirely.