Failure to Date Opened Medication on Medication Cart
Penalty
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Summary
During an inspection of a medication cart, a prescription eye drop, Latanoprost 0.005%, was found without a documented open date, despite packaging instructions to discard after 42 days of opening. The medication was available for resident use, but there was no indication of when it had been opened. When interviewed, a certified medication aide (CMA) confirmed that the eye drops did not have an open date and she was unable to determine when the medication was first opened. This failure to date the medication after opening did not comply with labeling requirements and created the potential for administration of expired medication.