Failure to Label Opened Medications on Medication Cart
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the 100 Hall Medication Cart contained a Basaglar insulin pen and a bottle of liquid fish oil, both belonging to a resident, that were not labeled with the date they were opened. The insulin pen was half full and the fish oil bottle was two-thirds full at the time of inspection. During an interview, the RN confirmed that both medications should have been labeled with the date they were opened, in accordance with facility policy and the medication manufacturer's instructions. The facility's policy requires that a date opened sticker be placed on medications once the original seal is broken, and the Basaglar insulin pen's package insert specifies that it should be discarded 28 days after opening, regardless of remaining content.