Under what condition must a monthly DEA report be submitted for online pharmacies?

• A. Dispensing 100 or more controlled substance prescriptions or 5000 total dosage units in a month.
• B. Any dispensing of controlled substances.
• C. Only if requested by the DEA.
• D. Never; online pharmacies are exempt.

Answer: (D)

The main idea is that the DEA does not require online pharmacies to submit a standing monthly report just because they dispense medications. Federal oversight focuses on keeping proper records, conducting regular inventory, and responding to specific requests for information, plus reporting suspicious orders when they arise. There isn’t a general, routine monthly report that online pharmacies must file with the DEA. Data collection like ARCOS covers certain distributions from manufacturers and distributors, not a monthly submit-by-pharmacy summary. So there isn’t a condition that triggers a monthly DEA report for online pharmacies; the reporting you’d face is event-driven or by formal DEA requests, which is why the correct stance is that such a monthly report is not required.