Pharmacy related term
2006-09-21 18:20:04 · 2 answers · asked by Namit 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
It is a license from the Drug Enforcement Agency that allows Health Practitioners to prescribe controlled substances. It is renewed for a certain period of time it does expire. Pharmacies are also licensed with a DEA number. It helps the government keep track of all the entities that are prescribing, buying, selling, or basically handling all controlled substances. There is a 'secret' formula to determine the veracity of the number. With out this 'number' a entity is not allowed to prescribe, manufacture or dispense a controlled substance.
It is always in the format of: two alpha characters followed by 7 numerical characters.
2006-09-21 18:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by DivaMinerva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number system was implemented as a way to successfully track controlled substances from the time they are manufactured until the time they are dispensed to the patient. At the present time, however, the DEA number also is being used as a physician identifier by pharmacies for non-controlled substances, suppliers of durable medical equipment, and insurance companies for reimbursement purposes. Using the DEA number for purposes such as these could lead to the DEA number falling into the hands of people who sell and use drugs illicitly and could lead to use of the DEA number for fraudulent prescriptions.
The DEA opposes use of the DEA number for other than its intended purpose for tracking controlled substances, and strongly opposes insurance company practice of requiring that a DEA number be placed on prescriptions for non-controlled substances. According to the DEA, "the usage of the DEA number as an identification number for the insurance industry forces practitioners who might otherwise not need a DEA registration to obtain one if they perceive it as a requirement for reimbursement. This manner of usage by the insurance industry is not legitimate practice and could potentially lead to a weakening of the legal control measures imposed by the Controlled Substances Act." Some local DEA offices have issued advisories to this effect.
2006-09-21 19:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
DEA = drug enforcement agency
means you are licensed to dispense controlled substances (narcotics)
2006-09-21 18:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by richard457 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2014-10-18 07:55:29 · answer #4 · answered by Angela 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The good one is for opiates and controled narcotics
Oxycodone
Hydrocodone
Ritalin
Xanax
etc etc
2006-09-21 18:29:59 · answer #5 · answered by Double Bubble 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a liscence that determines what kind of drugs you can sell or buy.
2006-09-21 18:23:34 · answer #6 · answered by angeliquedesjardins 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is the license they give MDs to allow them to write Rx
2006-09-22 20:25:02 · answer #7 · answered by kayro3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
for the Pharmacist or the Pharmacy?
2006-09-25 17:04:29 · answer #8 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋