Multi-Dose Vial of Tuberculin PPD Not Dated Upon Opening
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Summary
Surveyors observed that a multi-dose vial of Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) was stored in the medication storage refrigerator without a cap and with a visible puncture site in the rubber stopper. Neither the vial nor its manufacturer box was labeled with the date the vial was opened, despite manufacturer instructions to discard the vial within 30 days of opening. The Infection Preventionist confirmed that the vial was open and lacked an open date, acknowledging that it would need to be destroyed. Facility policy required that the date opened and the initials of the first person to use the vial be recorded on all multi-dose vials, but this was not followed in this instance.