Identification should include
- the importance of proper medication storage
- client safety
- medication integrity and safety
- compliance with federal and state laws and regulations
- medicine cabinets, containers, or compartments
- for medication storage only
- Virginia DSS regulations § 22VAC40-73-660
- pharmacy containers
- used by pharmacies for dispensation of medications
- must meet legal requirements
- medications must be kept and stored in original pharmacy containers
- transfer of medications from one container to another done only by a pharmacist
- only a pharmacist can change or alter the prescription label on a dispensed medication
- storage of internal and external medication
- oral medications separate from topical or suppository type medications
- eye drops stored separately from internal/external medications
- storage of medications that require a specific temperature
- storage of OTC medications in the original container with client’s name or pharmacy-issued container until administered pursuant to 22VAC40-73-680 (G).
Process/Skill Questions:
- How does one know where to locate medications?
- Why is it important for medications to be properly stored?