lmusick
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My pediatricians are coding use of Nasal Saline as OTC medication. Is this correct?
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Wiki Level of Risk for use of nasal saline
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thomas7331
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I don't think the guidance gets down to this level of specificity, but I would agree with your providers on this. For all practical purposes, nasal saline is regulated like any other OTC drug.
lgardner
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yes. I would count it as OTC meds.
Just this morning, I read some guidance from NAMAS (National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists) about RX vs OTC.
the main difference, per NAMAS, is that in order to count towards prescription drug management, "prescriptive authority is required. If it doesn't require prescriptive authority by the FDA, then Rx management is not met."
"Some medications come as both OTC & Rx, but the formulary and directions are the same. in this scenario, the risk of management would be OTC (the lower) as the FDA, by removal of prescriptive authority is noting this as OTC risk."
this was a view I had never seen before and I think, it is quite clarifying.
Nasal Saline can be bought over the counter and does not require a prescription.
Just this morning, I read some guidance from NAMAS (National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists) about RX vs OTC.
the main difference, per NAMAS, is that in order to count towards prescription drug management, "prescriptive authority is required. If it doesn't require prescriptive authority by the FDA, then Rx management is not met."
"Some medications come as both OTC & Rx, but the formulary and directions are the same. in this scenario, the risk of management would be OTC (the lower) as the FDA, by removal of prescriptive authority is noting this as OTC risk."
this was a view I had never seen before and I think, it is quite clarifying.
Nasal Saline can be bought over the counter and does not require a prescription.