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Medication Storage/tracking

Apr 25, 201412 yr

I just started as the nurse for a small DD agency (for both residential and day program). We have 60ish people coming to day program M-F and 35 in residential with a good deal of overlap between the two. My current concern is the storage and tracking of medications.

Right now we are only storing meds for 7-8 clients at a time (epi-pens/benadryl for a couple people with severe allergies, PRN inhalers, and a handful of controlled meds. I've put procedures into place to ensure that controlled meds are accounted for per state regs (2 signatures at the end of the shift), but I am looking for a storage solution to comply with the double locking needed for controlled meds (valium, ativan, and phenobarbital) and for general med storage.

Does anyone have suggestions for a cabinet/procedures to keep everything in order?

Edit: Also, suggestions for storage and tracking of expired and D/C meds (including the same controlled meds) would be appreciated.

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Apr 25, 201412 yr

In a lockbox in a locked cabinet or locked room would solve your double locking problem. As far as regs for med disposal and tracking go, I'd check your state regs. for what they want.

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