Narcotic audits should be conducted twice daily: at start of the day and at the end of day by staff and as part of your pharmacy consultant services. One more caveat: The facility should be able to document exactly (by copy of invoices) what narcotics came in the front door. This is required in many states. By maintaining a file of invoice copies which would identify what was purchased/received, and the copy of the biennial inventory, the facility could show on audit their “start point” (biennial), supply added and supply on hand, thus enabling a successful audit.
Finally, and perhaps most important: The biennial inventory is due on odd years on or about May 1. The next is due May 1, 2011. This is federally mandated.
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