Expired Medications and Biologicals Found in Medication Storage
Penalty
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Summary
During an observation of the medication cart, an 8 oz bottle of Spectrum Hand Sanitizer and a package of three Sani-cloth germicidal disposable wipes were found with expiration dates that had already passed. These expired items were located in the medication storage room and had not been removed after their expiration. An LPN confirmed the presence of the expired medications and biologicals and acknowledged that they were expired.