CMS will cite on reuse of single dose vials except...
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, June 27, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reiterated that healthcare organizations will be cited for using single-dose/single-use vials on multiple patients except when the medications are repackaged into smaller doses by following the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
The CMS issued the memorandum to state survey agency directors on June 15.
Read more about the repackaging requirements on the OSHA Healthcare Advisor.
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