What medications are considered controls?

• A. Drugs that do not require any documentation
• B. All prescription medications
• C. Only non-prescription meds
• D. 2 and 4 medications and have to be counted twice

Answer: (D)

Controlled substances are the medicines that require extra handling because they’re tightly regulated. They must be documented carefully and kept under stricter control, with counts done to prevent loss or theft. The best answer points to both the need for documentation and the requirement to count these medications, often with repeated counts to verify accuracy. That combination—documentation plus careful, duplicate counting—is what makes a medication a control.

Other options miss the key point: not every prescription drug is a control, non-prescription meds aren’t controls at all, and simple statements about “2 and 4” medications don’t capture the required documentation and counting practices that govern controlled substances.