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 Texas. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Texas cites F756 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.34×
0.34 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Texas citations0.27%
Of every deficiency written in Texas in 2025, this is the portion that was F756.
Texas0.27%
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 Texas surveyors wrote
F756 findings written in Texas, 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.
G · Actual harm, isolatedJuly 28, 2023
Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure any irregularities noted by the pharmacist during the review were documented on a separate, written report that was sent to the attending physician and the facility's medical director and director of nursing and listed, at minimum, the resident's name, the relevant drug, and the irregularity the pharmacist identified for 1 of 6 residents (Resident #29) reviewed for drug regimen review.
The facility failed to ensure Pharmacist Consultant V notified the facility of the black box warning associated with Resident #29's Ribavirin (an antiviral medication that is used to treat chronic hepatitis C, Ribavirin is not effective when used alone). …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 26, 2026
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the drug regimen review recommendations from the pharmacy consultant were acted upon for 1 of 4 residents reviewed for drug regimen review. (Residents #5)The facility did not follow up on the pharmacy consultant's recommendations dated 6/29/26, with the physician for Resident #5.The failure could place residents at risk for medication errors, unnecessary medications, and incorrect administration.Findings included:Record review of a facility face sheet dated 8/26/26 for Resident #5 indicated he was a [AGE] year-old male admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of right kidney (cancer of the right kidney).Record review of a quarterly MDS assessment dated [DATE] for Resident #5 indicated a BIMS… …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternMay 9, 2019
Based on record review and interview the facility failed to have the attending physician document his rationale in the medical record as to why he was unwilling to follow the recommendations set forth by the Pharmacist Consultant for one (Resident #11) of 5 residents whose high-risk medications and Medication Regimen Reviews were reviewed.
This failure could place residents at risk for adverse drug consequences.
The findings were:
Resident #11
Review of Resident #11's admission record dated 5/9/19 revealed she was a [AGE] year-old female admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the following diagnoses;[MEDICAL CONDITION], Muscle Wasting and Atrophy, Dysphagia, Abnormalities Of Gait and Mobility, Lack Of Coordination, Cognitive Communication Deficit, [MEDICAL CONDITIONS], Unspecified… …
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