title: Securing medications.
abstract: Review the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' (JCAHO) standards and requirements for medication security.
authors.affiliation: Department of Standards, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poniatowski
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013800:Theft / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States