Expired Insulin Pens Found on Medication Carts
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to ensure proper storage and timely disposal of expired medications on two of five medication carts inspected. On one cart, two Admelog SoloStar insulin pens were found with open dates and expiration dates indicating they were past the 28-day usage period; the LPN present confirmed both pens were expired and should have been discarded. On another cart, a Lantus SoloStar insulin pen was also found to be expired, with the RN present acknowledging it should have been discarded. Additionally, the facility was unable to provide a policy related to the storage of insulins during the survey. These findings demonstrate that expired medications were not removed from active medication carts as required, and there was a lack of documented policy regarding insulin storage.