"We bought a policy manual last year. Doesn't that cover us?" It covers the policies. It does not keep the quarterly count, the two-year inventory, the 30-day self-assessment, or the corrective action file the inspector reads first. Here is the difference between a manual and a system, with the rules that create it.

A new pharmacist-in-charge signs on in March, nobody mentions a self-assessment because it is not July, and nine months later an inspector asks for the form dated within 30 days of the change. That trigger is now statutory text. Here is what changed, which form is current, and who signs what.

FDA gave small pharmacies another year on DSCSA's enhanced tracing requirements. The year hinges on one number counted on one date, November 27, 2026. Here is how the count works, what you are still responsible for, and the letter most pharmacies forget to send.

The order already contains your calendar. Here is every deadline in a California pharmacy probation order, quoted from the Board's own Disciplinary Guidelines, and what I do in the first month when a pharmacy retains us.

Understanding Controlled Substance Reconciliation Reconciliation is simply being able to answer this question with confidence: Can you account for what you ordered, what you received, what you dispensed/returned/destroyed, and what you have on hand, without gaps? California requires pharmacies to perform inventory activities and prepare inventory reconciliation reports to detect and prevent loss of controlled substances. The Board’s FAQ for the reconciliation rule explains th