Controlled Substance Compliance in Veterinary Practice
The following Controlled Substance Compliance in Veterinary Practice is designed to educate veterinary providers on the principles of controlled substance compliance, including authorized access, secure storage, accurate documentation, inventory accountability, diversion prevention, patient-specific use, and proper disposal practices in veterinary settings. What you will learn: How safeguards support patient care, workplace safety, public safety, and lawful veterinary practice How DEA schedules, registration requirements, role boundaries, and clinic policy shape daily responsibilities How to maintain authorized access through secure storage, protected credentials, and clear delegation How to document receipt, use, dispensing, waste, return, disposal, and inventory activity How to recognize high-risk points in anesthesia, euthanasia, mobile care, and client dispensing How to reconcile records, respond to discrepancies, and help prevent diversion Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion to verify you have finished the training. Course Length: 1 hour & 30 minutes. The information contained in these trainings was derived from publications of deadiversion.usdoj.gov and ecfr.gov, (Government Sourced Material). None of the planners, authors or instructors for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Government Sourced Material used by AMC is available for no charge on their associated websites. The use of the Government Sourced Material by AMC does not imply endorsement or recommendation by deadiversion.usdoj.gov, ecfr.gov or by the United States Government, of AMC, its enterprise, its facility, its services or its products. © 2026 American Medical Compliance, no copyright claimed in Government Sourced Material. If you are not completely satisfied with this course within 30 days you will receive a full refund.