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Expired Insulin Pens Found in Medication Storage Refrigerator

Roswell, New Mexico Survey Completed on 12-18-2025

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

Surveyors identified a deficiency in the facility’s medication storage practices when expired insulin products were found in a medical supply storage refrigerator. On 12/18/25 at 10:05 a.m., observation of the medical storage room refrigerator revealed one Novolog Mix 70/30 Flex Pen with an expiration date of 03/31/24 and three additional Novolog Mix 70/30 Flex Pens with an expiration date of 06/30/25. These expired medications were stored in the medical supply storage area rather than being removed and disposed of. During a subsequent interview on 12/19/25 at 10:07 a.m., an LPN confirmed that the insulin pens were expired and acknowledged they should have been properly disposed.

This failure to keep the medical supply storage rooms free of expired medications was cited as noncompliance with requirements for safe storage of drugs and biologicals, and the deficient practice was noted as having the potential to affect all 96 residents in the facility, as identified by the census provided by the Administrator on 12/14/25.