title: AANA journal course: update for nurse anesthetists--refrigerated anesthesia-related medications.
abstract: Medications have strength, expiration date, and storage conditions printed on the medication bottle or package. Some anesthesia medications require refrigeration to maintain the stated strength and safety until the expiration date. These medications may expire in days rather than years when left at room temperature in anesthesia carts or emergency boxes. The following AANA Journal course discusses anesthesia-related medications that require refrigeration and how long potency and safety is maintained out of the refrigerator and provides a chart for future referral.
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authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000777:Anesthetics / Q000592:standards* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004356:Drug Storage / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D012034:Refrigeration
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics