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 Georgia. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Georgia cites F758 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.63×
0.63 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Georgia citations0.40%
Of every deficiency written in Georgia in 2025, this is the portion that was F758.
Georgia0.40%
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 Georgia surveyors wrote
F758 findings written in Georgia, 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, isolatedApril 25, 2025
Based on staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled Psychotropic Medications, the facility failed to ensure that as-needed (PRN) orders for psychotropic medications were limited to 14 days for one of six residents (R) (R29) reviewed for the use of unnecessary medications.
Findings include:
Review of the facility's policy titled Psychotropic Medications, reviewed 6/2024, directed that PRN orders for psychotropic medications should be limited to no more than 14 days.
Review of R29's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included schizophrenia, anxiety disorder, and delusional disorders. …
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