Psychotropic drugs · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
F758 in Alabama. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F758 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.79×
0.79 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Alabama citations0.50%
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F758.
Alabama0.50%
National0.63%
Share of all citations that were F758.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F758 findings written in Alabama, 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, isolatedFebruary 20, 2025
Based on interviews, review of Resident Identifier (RI) #34's medical record, and a facility policy titled Psychotropic Medication Utilization the facility failed to ensure RI #34 was not ordered and administered a PRN (as needed) antipsychotic medication, Haldol, for greater than 14 days, without documented rationale in the resident's medical record for the continued use of the PRN antipsychotic medication.
This deficient practice affected RI #34, one of six residents sampled for unnecessary medications.
Findings include:
A review of a policy titled Psychotropic Medication Utilization documented:
Rationale: To provide guidelines for the utilization of psychotropic medications.
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