Improper Medication Labeling and Storage
Penalty
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Summary
Surveyors identified that medications and biologicals were not properly labeled or dated once opened, and expired medications were not removed from medication carts. During observation, two eye drop medications for one resident and another eye drop for a second resident were found opened without dates on one medication cart. On another cart, two bottles of Nystatin powder and two tubes of Duoderm Hydroactive gel for a resident were also found without labels or dates. Additionally, a canister of blood glucose strips was found without an opening date. Further review revealed an expired tube of Nystatin cream for another resident still present in the medication cart. These findings were confirmed by staff present during the observations.