Dear Med Safety Officers,

Does your site allow self-administration of medications for which the package insert has language about administration by healthcare provider/professional if the patient or their partner or neighbor is purportedly a healthcare professional?

For example, this has come up for Vivitrol (naltrexone) injection at my site.

If you do allow this to be done, do you have steps to assure this healthcare professional is competent to be giving the medication before dispensing it, i.e. verifying they are actively licensed in the US and perhaps providing the type of training/competency typically given to the on-site clinic staff?

Thank you in advance for your input!

Lynda