medication vials

Published

My questions is I had to give an injection of Testosterone the other day and one vial only had less than 0.5ml left-so I drew that up and then obtained a new vial and drew up the remaining amount needed from the new vial. Is this not okay? I'm guessing not, because another LVN questioned me. A contamination issue,right?

total amount for injection: 2ml

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Well, likely, there may be 2 different lot numbers/ expiration dates. If there were ever a manufacturer recall issue , or if the patient had an adverse reaction , it could pose a problem.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Did you use a sterile needle to draw up the medicine from vial number one? Did you use the same sterile needle to draw up the medicine from vial number two? If so, I do not see how any of these vials could have gotten contaminated.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment