Storing medications

[WineRN]

I have a lot of little ones of inhalers... around 15 that come daily to use before PE, plus the PRNS. The previous nurse just had them all piled into a basket with the spacers in another basket (everything properly labeled). Is there a better way to store these so I'm not digging through the pile every day?

[AdobeRN]

Do you keep your EpiPens in a locked cabinet? I currently have my daily meds and most inhalers locked, but I have Epipens in an unlocked cabinet

My Epipens and Inhalers (PRN's also - not for any reason except that is the only place I have that is large enough to keep them) are kept in a unlocked cabinet - just in case I am not in the office and someone needs to get to them quickly. All daily scheduled meds are locked up.

[KKEGS, MSN, RN]

We keep each student's meds along with a copy of the doctor's orders and parent permission form in 1) a plastic gallon Ziplock bag inside a hanging folder in a filing cabinet for epi pens, inhalers, spacers, etc. or 2) a small plastic bin labeled with each student's on a shelf inside a locked cabinet for pill bottles

[Rubor]

We keep each student's meds along with a copy of the doctor's orders and parent permission form in 1) a plastic gallon Ziplock bag inside a hanging folder in a filing cabinet for epi pens, inhalers, spacers, etc. or 2) a small plastic bin labeled with each student's on a shelf inside a locked cabinet for pill bottles

This is our setup at one of my campuses. We have a 4 drawer filing cabinet and my assistant has them bagged and labeled individually. At my other campus we have a medication cart.