Expired Medication Not Discarded
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Summary
A deficiency occurred when a resident's naloxone nasal spray, which had an expiration date of July 2025, was found stored in a medication cart. During an observation and interview, a Licensed Vocational Nurse acknowledged that the naloxone should have been discarded. The Director of Nursing also confirmed in an interview that all expired medications should be discarded. The facility's policy and procedure on medication labeling and storage indicated that discontinued, outdated, or deteriorated medications or biologicals require the dispensing pharmacy to be contacted for instructions on returning or destroying these items. The failure to discard the expired naloxone was identified through observation, interview, and record review.