Med error and Pyxis

[Michnurse1]

I'm a new nurse two months into orientation. I've been bounced around between preceptors and am starting to worry about my Pyxis history.

I was told multiple times if you pull non narcotic meds from the Pyxis and the patient doesn't take them or refuses them and they are unopened you can simply put them in the return bin outside of the Pyxis. A month later I'm told by another nurse that you must sign into Pyxis say you're returning the Med and then dispense into the return bin. I'm worried that this will show as Med discrepancies although they aren't meds that need to be witness wastes for example Tylenol, stool softeners etc - since the pyxis shows the Med was pulled but it was never given. If it was a scheduled Med I always document that the patient refused or whatever the case was. Is this an issue or am I over thinking the situation?

[bananas1]

Question... what is a pyxis!? We do not have these!

[rx3500]

See my profile, would love to hear about pyxis concerns.