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Body: | Practitioner Diversion
Awareness Conference
Prescriptions for Controlled Substances
Loren Miller, Associate Section Chief
Liaison and Policy Section
The following presentation was accompanied by an oral
presentation on May 5 and 6, 2018, and does not
purport to establish legal standards that are not
contained in statutes, regulations, or other competent
law. Statements contained in this presentation that are
not embodied in the law are not binding on DEA.
Summaries of statutory and regulatory provisions that
are summarized in this presentation do not purport to
state the full extent of the statutory and regulatory
requirements of the cited statutes and regulations. I
have no financial relationships to disclose.
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
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Explain the laws and regulations concerning
valid controlled substance prescriptions.
21 C.F.R. § 1306
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Review the basic requirements of controlled
substance prescriptions and the importance of
each.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.03,04
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Establish the meaning of a pharmacist's
corresponding responsibility.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.04(a)
Course Objectives
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Recognize some common myths or misconceptions
about controlled substance prescriptions and the
DEA.
§
Review the various forms that prescriptions can take
and the limits of each.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.08, 1311
§
Note the special circumstances surrounding
prescribing controlled substances for hospice patients,
LTCF patients, and patients with opioid use disorder.
Course Objectives
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Questions To Discuss
At the completion of this block of instruction you
will be able to answer the following questions:
1.
How many times can a prescription for a
Schedule III-IV controlled substance be
refilled?
2.
Under federal law is a practitioner required to
use electronic controlled substance
prescriptions?
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Questions To Discuss
3.
Can a Schedule II controlled substance
prescription be refilled?
4.
Can a pharmacist refuse to fill a
prescription for a controlled substance for
any reason?
5.
Can a nurse at a long term care facility
(LTCF) call in an emergency schedule II
prescription to a pharmacy for the
practitioner?
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Controlled Substance
Prescription Requirements
First, to correct some misconceptions:
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The DEA registration number is NOT
required for non-controlled substances.
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DEA does NOT define or regulate the
practice of medicine.
Dispelling Myth
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The DEA does NOT instruct practitioners on how
much, what type, or what strength of a Schedule II-
V controlled substance they can prescribe.
§
The DEA does NOT dictate how often a practitioner
must see a patient.
However, some states and insurance providers may
choose to impose such limits.
Dispelling Myth
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They must be issued by a DEA registered
practitioner.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.03(a)
**The signing of a prescription can not be delegated**
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Prescriptions must be issued for a legitimate
medical purpose.
21 C.F.R. 1306.04(a)
Controlled Substance
Prescription Requirements
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Prescriptions must be issued in the usual course of
professional practice.
21 C.F.R. 1306.04(a)
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A prescription may not be written to obtain office
stock for general dispensing.
21 C.F.R. 1306.04(b)
Controlled Substance
Prescription Requirements
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A prescription may be prepared by the secretary or
agent for the signature of a practitioner, but the
prescribing practitioner is responsible in case the
prescription does not conform in all essential
respects to the law and regulations. 21 C.F.R. §
1306.05(f)
§
A pharmacist has no authority to prepare a
prescription in whole or in part for the practitioner.
Preparing a Prescription
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Must contain the following information:
21 C.F.R. § 1306.05(a)
1.
Date
2.
Patient's Full Name
3.
Patient's Address
4.
Drug Name
5.
Drug Strength
6.
Dosage Form
Schedule II Prescriptions
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7.
Quantity Prescribed
8.
Directions of Use
9.
Name of Practitioner
10.
DEA Registered Address of Practitioner
11.
Practitioner's DEA Registration Number
12.
Practitioner's Signature (No Stamps)
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No refills are authorized on schedule II controlled
substance prescriptions.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.12(a)
Schedule II Prescriptions
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Where an oral order is not permitted, paper
prescriptions shall be written with ink or indelible
pencil, typewriter, or printed on a computer printer
and shall be manually signed by the practitioner. A
computer-generated prescription that is printed
out or faxed by the practitioner must be manually
signed.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.(d)
Schedule II Prescriptions
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Individual practitioners may issue multiple
schedule II prescriptions which authorize
patients to receive up to a 90-day supply
providing:
§
Each separate prescription is issued for a
legitimate medical purpose by a practitioner
acting in the usual course of professional
practice.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.12(b)(1)(i).
Multiple Schedule II Prescriptions
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Written instructions on each prescription
indicating earliest date it can be filled.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.12(b)(1)(ii)
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Doesn't cause undue risk of diversion by
patient.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.12(b)(1)(iii)
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Compliance with all other elements of the
CSA and state laws
21 C.F.R. § 1306.12(b)(1)(iv)
Multiple Schedule II Prescriptions
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For Schedule II controlled substances
The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of
2016 (CARA), Section 702, titled Partial Fills of
Schedule II Controlled Substances amended Title 21,
United States Code, Section 829 (21 U.S.C. § 829), by
adding subsection (f), which states that a "prescription
for a controlled substance in schedule II may be
partially filled" at the request of the patient (e.g.,
ultimate user) or...
Partial Filling of Prescriptions for
Schedule II controlled substances
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the prescribing practitioner if "not prohibited by
State law"; if "the prescription is written and filled
in accordance with [21 U.S.C. § 829], regulations
prescribed by the Attorney General, and State law";
the "total quantity dispensed in all partial fillings
does not exceed the total quantity prescribed" and
the "remaining portions of a partially filled
prescription for a controlled substance in schedule
II... shall be filled not later than 30 days after the
date on which the prescription was written."
Partial Filling of Prescriptions for
Schedule II controlled substances
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Three criteria for a practitioner (not the pharmacy)
to determine if the prescription is an emergency:
1.
That immediate administration of the controlled
substance is necessary, for proper treatment of the
intended ultimate user; and
Emergency Schedule II
Prescription
29 C.F.R. § 290.10
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2.
That no appropriate alternative treatment is
available, including administration of a drug
which is not a controlled substance, and
3.
That it is not reasonably possible for the
prescribing practitioner to provide a written
prescription to be presented to the person
dispensing the substance, prior to the dispensing.
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Emergency Schedule II
Prescription
29 C.F.R. § 290.10
Important Note:
§
The prescription is limited to the quantity
adequate to treat the patient during the
emergency period.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.11(d)(1)
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Process for Issuing an
Emergency Prescription
§
Emergency controlled substances are drawn
from emergency kits.
§
All prescriptions for patients in long term care
facilities must be bona fide prescriptions.
LTCFs cannot fill medical orders. These
prescriptions must also contain all the required
information including the quantity prescribed.
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Process for Issuing an
Emergency Prescription
Step #1: Patient requires an Emergency
schedule II prescription.
Step #2: Nurse Contacts the Practitioner.
Process for Issuing an
Emergency Prescription
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Step #3: The practitioner contacts the pharmacy.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.11(d) states "...upon receiving oral
authorization of a prescribing individual
practitioner..."
The Practitioner is the only person who can make the
phone call - not the nurse, secretary, agent or anyone
else.
Process for Issuing an
Emergency Prescription
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Step #4: The pharmacist reduces the
prescription to writing.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.11(d)(2)
It must be reduced to writing, not maintained
in the computer system.
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Process for Issuing an
Emergency Prescription
Required information on the form that the
pharmacist reduced to writing (21 C.F.R. § 1306.05):
The practitioner determines the quantity, not the
pharmacy.
Full Name of
Patient
Address of Patient Drug Name Strength Dosage Form
Quantity
Prescribed
Directions of Use Doctors Name Doctors Address Doctors DEA
Number
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Process for Issuing an
Emergency Prescription
Step #5: The pharmacist must verify that he or she is
talking to the doctor.
Title 21 CFR § 1306.11(d)(3) states "If the prescribing
individual practitioner is not known to the pharmacist, he
must make a reasonable effort to determine that the oral
authorization came from a registered individual
practitioner, which may include a callback to the
prescribing individual practitioner using his phone number
as listed in the telephone directory and/or other good faith
efforts to insure his identity"
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Process for Issuing an
EmergencyPrescription
Step #6: The pharmacy contacts the long term care
facility and authorizes the emergency withdrawal
from the emergency dispensing kit.
The nurse can then remove the amount needed for
the emergency for dispensing to the patient.
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Process for Issuing an
Emergency Prescription
Step #7: The practitioner must fax or mail an original
signed prescription to the dispensing pharmacy
within seven days.
21 CFR § 1306.11(d)(4)
The prescription that is received from the
practitioner must have annotated "authorization
for emergency dispensing."
21 CFR § 1306.11(d)(4)
The prescription that is received from the
practitioner must have annotated "the date of the
oral order."
21 CFR § 1306.11(d)(4)
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Process for Issuing an
Emergency Prescription
Process for Issuing an
Emergency Prescription
Step #8: The prescription that was reduced to writing
must be attached by the dispensing pharmacist to the
original signed prescription.
21 CFR § 1306.11(d)(4)
Step #9: If the practitioner does not provide the
original prescriptions the regulations require (Not
Optional) the pharmacist to contact the local DEA
office.
21 CFR § 1306.11(d)(4)
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Can be written, called in, or faxed to the pharmacy
by the practitioner or his/her agent.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.21(a)
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Must contain the below information:
21 C.F.R. § 1306.21(a)
1.
Date
2.
Patient's Full Name
3.
Patient's Address
4.
Drug Name
5.
Drug Strength
Schedule III-V Prescriptions
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6.
Dosage Form
7.
Quantity Prescribed
8.
Directions of Use
9.
Name of Practitioner
10. DEA Registered
Address of Practitioner
Schedule III-V Prescriptions
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11. Practitioner's DEA Registration
Number
12. Practitioner's Signature (Unless Called
In)
13. Number of Refills
§
Original plus 5 refills are the maximum that can be
authorized.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.22(a)
§
When a practitioner or his agent calls in a
prescription they must provide all the above
information to the pharmacist.
21 C.F.R. §. 1306.21(a)
Schedule III-V Prescriptions
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The partial filling of a prescription for a controlled
substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V is permissible,
provided that:
a)
Each partial filling is recorded in the same manner as
a refilling,
b)
The total quantity dispensed in all partial fillings does
not exceed the total quantity prescribed, and
c)
No dispensing occurs after 6 months from the date on
which the prescription was issued.
Partial Filling of Prescriptions for
Schedule III-V controlled substances
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Electronic Prescriptions
21 C.F.R. § 1311 Subpart C
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Electronic prescriptions for controlled
substances are voluntary under the DEA's
regulations.
§
Manually signed paper prescriptions for
controlled substances, and oral prescriptions
for controlled substances, are still permitted.
However, some insurance carriers and states
have now made the use of EPCS mandatory.
Electronic Prescriptions
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EPCS
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True electronic prescriptions are
transmitted as electronic data files to
the pharmacy, whose application
imports the data file into its
database.
§
You begin by obtaining an application provider.
§
The application provider's system must be audited
by qualified third party or have the application
reviewed and certified by an approved
certification body. They will then issue the
application provider with a report. The
application provider must provide you a copy of
this report.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.102(d)
Electronic Prescriptions
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A list of third party auditors and certifiers can be
found on the DEA's web-site
https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/ecomm/e_rx/thirdparty.htm
§
Identity proofing must be conducted by a
credential service provider or certification
authority approved by the Federal government.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.105
Electronic Prescriptions
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This is critical to the security of EPCS. The ability to
sign EPCS can only be granted to individuals whose
identity has been confirmed. Practitioners apply to a
federally approved Credentialing Service Provider
(CSP) or a Certification Authority (CA). Protects
practitioners from misuse of credentials and from
external threats.
Identity Proofing
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After the practitioner's identity is
verified, they will be issued a two-factor
authentication credential.
Two-Factor Authentication
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Two-factors - two of the following:
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Something you know - password, PIN
§
Something you have - separate hard
token
§
Something you are - a biometric
Two-Factor Authentication
21 C.F.R. § 1311.115(a)
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A practitioner or agent may prepare the
prescription for review and signature by the
practitioner.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.135(a)
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Practitioner accesses a list of prescriptions
for a single patient.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.140(a)(1)
Signing of EPCS Prescription
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List displays:
21 C.F.R. § 1311.120(a)(9)
1.
Date of issuance
2.
Patient name
3.
Drug name, strength, form, quantity
prescribed, directions for use
4.
Name, address, DEA registration number of
practitioner
5.
Other information as applicable
Signing an EPCS Prescription
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Signing an EPCS Prescription
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On the same screen is the statement "by completing
the two-factor authentication protocol at this time,
you are legally signing prescription(s) and
authorizing transmission of the above information to
the pharmacy for dispensing."
21 C.F.R. § 1311.140(a)(3)
§
Practitioner chooses which prescriptions are ready
to be signed.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.140(a)(2)
Signing an EPCS Prescription
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Practitioner is prompted to complete a two-
factor authentication protocol.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.140(a)(4)
§
Completion of the two-factor authentication
protocol is a legal signature.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.140(a)(5)
§
EPCS prescriptions must be transmitted as soon as
possible after signature.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.170(a)
§
EPCS prescription must remain electronic; conversion
to a fax is NOT permitted.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.170(f)
Transmission
21 C.F.R. § 1311.170
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Prescription may be printed after signature so long as
labeled "Copy only - not valid for Dispensing."
21 C.F.R. § 1311.170(c)
§
Transmitted prescription may be printed for manual
signature if practitioner notified that transmission
failed; must indicate original was electronic, name of
pharmacy, and date/time.
21 C.F.R. § 1311.170(b)
Transmission
21 C.F.R. 1311.170
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§
A faxed prescription
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A prescription sent via email
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An electronically transmitted picture of a
prescription
What is not EPCS
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A system that allows the prescriber to
"sign" his/her name, or in some way
attached a copy of their signature.
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A text message containing prescription
information.
What is also not EPCS
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The use of a user name and password by
themselves.
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The use of a biometric or hard token by
itself.
What's NOT Acceptable
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Prescriptions for Hospice
and
Long Term Care (LTCF)
Patients
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Long Term Care
§
Title 21 C.F.R. § 1300.01(b)(25) states "Long
Term Care Facility (LTCF) means a nursing
home, retirement care, mental care or other
facility or institution which provides extended
health care to resident patients.
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Important Note:
Jails and correctional institutions are not long
term care facilities.
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Long Term Care
§
Written, manually signed prescriptions for
schedule II controlled substances can be sent
by facsimile, but cannot be dispensed until
the pharmacist has the original paper
prescription in their possession.
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Long Term Care
§
There are exceptions for LTCF patients, hospice
patients, and terminally ill patients. These written,
manually signed prescriptions, when sent by
facsimile, and printed out by the pharmacy, serve
as original paper prescriptions.
§
Schedule II prescriptions for terminally ill patients
or LTCF patients can not exceed 60 days from the
date of issuance, thus allowing partial fills during
that period.
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Prescriptions Issued by
Qualified Practitioners
and Other Qualified
Practitioners
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Must contain all of the information as required on
prescriptions for schedule III-V controlled substances.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.05(a).
§
A prescription for a Schedule III, IV or V narcotic drug
approved by FDA specifically for "detoxification
treatment" or "maintenance treatment" must include
the unique identification number (X number) issued by
the DEA in addition to the DEA registration.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.05(b).
Opioid Treatment
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Practitioners must keep records of all
prescriptions issued for maintenance and
detoxification. These are required records
which must be kept at the practitioner's
DEA registered location for a minimum of
two years.
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Opioid Treatment
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Pharmacist's Corresponding
Responsibility
§
Corresponding responsibility rests with the
pharmacist who fills the prescription.
21 C.F.R. § 1306.04 (a)
§
Pharmacists can refuse to fill a prescription for a
controlled substance for any reason.
Pharmacist's Corresponding
Responsibility
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Post Questions
1.
Schedule III-IV controlled substance
prescriptions can be refilled a maximum of
how many times?
A.
10 times
B.
5 times
C.
8 times
D. 3 times
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Post Questions
2.
Under federal law is a practitioner required
to use electronic controlled substance
prescriptions?
A.
Yes
B.
No
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Post Questions
3.
Can a Schedule II controlled substance
prescription be refilled?
A.
Yes
B.
No
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Post Questions
4.
Can a pharmacist refuse to fill a prescription
for a controlled substance for any reason?
A.
Yes
B.
No
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Post Questions
5.
Can a nurse at a long term care facility can
call in an emergency schedule II prescription
for the practitioner?
A.
Yes
B.
No
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Thank You for your time
and attention !
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