Drug regimen review · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
F756 in Pennsylvania. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Pennsylvania cites F756 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.36×
1.36 times the share F756 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Pennsylvania citations1.07%
Of every deficiency written in Pennsylvania in 2025, this is the portion that was F756.
Pennsylvania1.07%
National0.79%
Share of all citations that were F756.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Pennsylvania surveyors wrote
F756 findings written in Pennsylvania, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedSeptember 11, 2026
Based on a review of clinical records and staff interviews, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the attending physician acted upon and documented a clinical rationale regarding consultant pharmacist identified medication regimen irregularities for one of 5 residents reviewed (Resident 22). Findings include: A review of Resident 22's clinical record revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses that included dementia (a medical condition involving loss of cognitive functioning such as memory, thinking, and reasoning severe enough to interfere with daily activities). …
C · No harm, potential for minimal, widespreadFebruary 11, 2026
Based on review of select facility policy and procedure and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to develop policies and procedures for the monthly medication regimen reviews that included time frames for the different steps in the process. Findings include: A review of the facility policy titled, Medication Regimen Review, last reviewed September 9, 2025, revealed a purpose that the consultant pharmacist shall review the medication regimen of each resident at least monthly. …
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