Reconcile controlled-substance records and prepare for an inspection — the count against the register, the discrepancy investigation, the documentation an inspector asks for, and the reporting obligations a shortfall triggers. Use when asked to reconcile controlled drugs, prepare for a DEA or controlled-drug inspection, investigate a discrepancy or suspected diversion, or audit the CD register. Produces the reconciliation, the discrepancy investigation record, the inspection-readiness checklist, and the escalation and reporting decision tree. A process framework only; reporting thresholds, timelines and obligations are set by law in your jurisdiction and must be verified there.
“Reconcile our controlled drug register”“We are short on a controlled substance — what do I do?”“Prepare for a controlled-drug inspection”“How do I investigate a CD discrepancy?”“What are our reporting obligations for a controlled substance loss?”
What to give it
▸The scope — which products, which period, and what triggered the audit
▸The records — register, invoices, dispensing records, destruction records, and returns
▸The physical count — actual quantities held, counted by whom and when
▸Access — who has access to the safe or cabinet, and what the access log shows
▸Your legal framework — the controlled-substance rules, reporting thresholds and deadlines that apply where you practise
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓The count was witnessed and both names are recorded
✓Every movement type is reconciled, not only dispensing
✓Arithmetic and transcription errors were ruled out before anything else
✓The investigation was documented as it proceeded
✓The moment the loss was established is recorded, because deadlines run from it
✓The reporting obligation was checked against the actual legal provision
✓Personnel matters were routed through HR and welfare, not concluded in the audit record
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Counting alone.** Contestable, and non-compliant in many jurisdictions.
**Waiting for the investigation to finish before reporting.** Statutory deadlines do not pause for internal process.
**Reconciling dispensing only.** Wastage and destruction are where records most often break.
**Naming a suspect in the audit record.** Serious, prejudicial, and properly a matter for a separate process.
**Reconstructing the investigation afterwards.** A regulator can tell, and it undermines everything else.
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y -p pm-claude-skills pm-claude-skills-mcp