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	POLICY: Infusion Therapy Services will make sure that all medications are properly stored and that there has been proper documentation of temperatures of all refrigerators and freezers. REFERENCE: Pharmacy Freezer Temperature Log Form Pharmacy Refrigerator Temperature Log Form Incubator Temperature Log Form IV Admixture Room Temperature Log Form Warehouse Temperature Log Form PROCEDURE: Appropriate storage of medications is the joint responsibility of the pharmacist and Infusion Therapy Services Technician. The pharmacist is responsible for explaining how to store medications to the...
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	...F Refrigerated temperature is defined as 2 degrees C to 8 degrees C Frozen temperature is defined as -20 degrees C to -10 degrees C All refrigerators and freezers that store medications shall have a thermometer. The Refrigerator Temperature Log will be used to document the appropriate temperatures. The completed logs will be kept on file. The refrigerator will be checked and the temperature recorded on the Refrigerator Temperature Log every day. ?? ?? ?? ?? SUBJECT: TEMPERATURE...