04 · Operations

Controlled Substances

DEA-grade chain of custody. Receive, dispense, witness, dispose. Audit-ready record-keeping for narcotics on the medic.

DEA chain of custody Witness signatures Auto-debit from PCR Dispose log
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Controlled substance log — table view of doses on hand by drug + apparatus, with most recent administration highlighted, witness signature panel visible at the bottom.

What it does

Paper narcotic log, retired. DEA-ready replacement.

Most EMS-providing fire departments still keep a paper narcotic log on the medic. The log gets photocopied for the inspector. Witnesses sign with a pen. Every administration is reconciled monthly.

Watchroom's controlled-substance module replaces the paper log with a tamper-evident digital chain of custody — but designed for the reality of the medic, not for an enterprise pharmacy. Two-tap administration, fingerprint witness, auto-debit from the ePCR.

How it works

Three things that change.

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PCR drug admin entry flowing into chain-of-custody debit

Auto-debit from PCR

Drug admin entered on the ePCR auto-debits the controlled-substance chain of custody. The paramedic isn't double-entering anything.

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Witness signature pad with witness identity confirmed

Witness signatures

Every administration requires a witness signature. Tap-pad or fingerprint. Logged with timestamp and witness identity.

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Dispose log with witness signatures and reason codes

Dispose log

Wasted doses logged with witness. Expired doses pulled with witness. Reconciliation report at month-end.

Replaces

Out with the old.

  • Paper narcotic log
  • Vendor add-on modules for chain of custody

Built to the standard

Compliance, baked in.

  • DEA 21 CFR 1304 (record keeping)
  • State narcotic-handler regulations
  • EMS Medical Director protocols

Related modules

If Controlled Substances fits, these will too.

See Controlled Substances on your dept's data.

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