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 Utah. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Utah cites F758 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share2.47×
2.47 times the share F758 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Utah citations1.56%
Of every deficiency written in Utah in 2025, this is the portion that was F758.
Utah1.56%
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 Utah surveyors wrote
F758 findings written in Utah, 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.
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternApril 30, 2025
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not ensure that residents who used psychotropic drugs received behavioral interventions, unless clinically contraindicated, in an effort to discontinue those drugs. Specifically, for 3 out of 36 sampled residents, a resident taking an antidepressant for skin picking did not have behavior tracking for the medication and residents taking an antidepressant for insomnia did not have their hours of sleep tracked. Resident identifiers: 14, 41, and 55.
Findings included:
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