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	POLICY: It is the responsibility of the Pharmacy to assure that all chemicals, drugs, medications, disinfectants and germicides are sorted at the nursing stations in a manner to assure accuracy of administration, prevent degradation and allow accessibility to authorized personnel only. PROCEDURE: The Pharmacist shall make monthly inspections of all storage areas to assure compliance. Any major irregularities shall be reported to Nursing Administration. A record shall be kept of all inspections. All drugs shall be stored in their original container as issued from the Pharmacy. No drug...
Second excerpt:
	...at a time in critical care areas. Betadine and external agents will be stored in an area separate from oral and injectable medications. The drug carts of the patients are to be kept current i.e., no drugs that are not currently in use should be stored on the unit. Each patient's medications are stored separately from other patient's medications. Lockable storage units or drug carts shall be provided for each storage area. Drugs shall be kept in locked storage when unattended and...