not all drugs are controlled drugs.
if you are delivering one of the controlled medications, you will be required to get a signature.
for other types, no.
i too think that ups should get signatures on all pharmaceuticals delivered to a residential stop. but not my call
d
Danny,
I agree with you 100%.
I deliver in a small town and I know most of my customers well.
That being said, I know pretty much what they are receiving.
A case in point: I had a cancer patient and we were delivering morphine to them. I knew that this was a controlled class ll narcotic, yet it kept coming in without a signature required. I was getting one to cover myself.
On a Friday, I had one for them and they were out at the doctor. I called in to my supervisor and got into a roaring "discussion" on this. I was told that I had been stealing the time to get a signature for these deliveries and I was INSTRUCTED to DR the package in a DR bag and LEAVE IT HANGING ON A GATE!
Yeah, lets just leave narcotics hanging for the neighbor thugs to steal!
We lost that account over this one DR. The shipper should have required a signature but to leave morphine was one of the stupidist calls that I have EVER seen here!