Assuring the quality of medications stored in patient care areas.
A program designed to improve patient care by assuring the quality of medications stored in patient care areas is described. A questionnaire covering six major areas--medication room, controlled substances, refrigerator, emergency medication kit, other storage areas and miscellaneous--designed to assist in gathering information during medication quality assurance rounds was developed. Rounds are conducted every four months by a pharmacist and a nurse. To ensure that any deficiencies are corrected, copies of the findings are sent to the appropriate pharmacy and nursing personnel.
D004355:Drug Stability; D004356:Drug Storage; D005569:Formularies as Topic; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000592:standards*; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D010605:Pharmacy Administration; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D011786:Quality Control; D012034:Refrigeration; D014481:United States
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations