01/08/2025

2025 OAPA Pharmacology Conference - Presentation #1

Friday, March 28, 2025, from 8-9 a.m.

DEA Guidance on Storing, Prescribing, and Disposing of Controlled Substances

Presented by Martin Redd, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Detroit Field Division

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the storing, prescribing, and dispensing of controlled-substance medications prior to issuance of DEA registration (i.e. prescribing medications while a DEA registration application is pending)
• Review how NOT to divert medications to drug-dependent patients or patients for whom the medications are not medically-necessary
• Identify how NOT to conceal information from, or misrepresent information to, the DEA during the registration application or renewal process
• Discuss the prescribing, dispensing, or distributing any controlled-substance medication not covered by a practitioner’s DEA registration
• List the penalties for failing to generate and maintain all requisite forms of documentation for registered practitioners’ storage, prescription, dispensing, and distribution of controlled-substance medications

Speaker Biography:

Martin was appointed as the Diversion Program Manager of the Detroit Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in January 2024. As the Diversion Program Manager, Martin is responsible for all pharmaceutical activities within Michigan, Ohio, and northern Kentucky. Before Martin’s arrival to Detroit, he served as the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator over the Regulatory division which encompassed oversight of Quota and UN Reporting, Regulatory Operations, Registration and Business Operations, and Import/Export Operations. Prior to serving as the Acting DAA, he was the Chief over Registration in DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, from January 2020 through January 2024. As the Registration Chief, Martin was responsible for the oversight of DEA’s 2.1 million DEA registrants and the collection of nearly 600 million dollars from registration fees. Prior to joining the DEA, Martin successfully graduated from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and served as many different ranks through 11 years of law enforcement. He proudly served in the United States Navy for 4 years during the Gulf War and has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Northern Kentucky University.

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