Undated Opened Aplisol Vial Found in Medication Refrigerator
Penalty
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Summary
Surveyors found that the facility failed to date an opened multidose vial of Aplisol solution, used for tuberculosis skin testing, in one of two medication storage area refrigerators on Unit D2. The facility's medication storage policy requires all medications to be stored according to the manufacturer's recommendations, which for Aplisol specify that vials in use for more than 30 days should be discarded. During an observation, an opened and undated vial of Aplisol was found in the refrigerator. An LPN confirmed at the time of observation that the vial was not dated when opened and acknowledged it should have been. The DON also confirmed that the vial should have been dated upon opening.