F761 — Drug Labeling / Storage
Failure to label drugs and biologicals in accordance with currently accepted professional principles, and store drugs and biologicals in locked compartments with separately locked controlled drug storage.
Reg cite · 42 CFR 483.45(g)(h)
182 surveys in corpus
36 states
What surveyors look for
- Med carts, med rooms, and emergency kits locked when unattended
- Controlled substances double-locked
- Med room refrigerator and freezer logs current
- Topical vs. internal medications stored separately
Common gotchas
- Med cart left open during med pass while nurse is in resident room
- Insulin in the same fridge as food without separation
- Emergency kit (E-kit) seal broken without documentation
- Personal medications brought from home not relabeled by pharmacy
Real survey examples
From CMS-published 2567s in our corpus. Resident identifiers redacted.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted
professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately
locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on an
observation, interviews, and review of a facility policy titled, Storage of Medications and Biologicals, the
facility failed to ensure Resinol (a medicated ointment typically used for i…
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
of medication not being stored in the original container was there was no way to verify what was in the
container, which could result in an error.
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Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Printed:
Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DE…
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted
professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately
locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Based on observation, interview, product review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure expired
medications were not available for resident use in the medication room refrigerator for one of three
medication rooms (200-hall) reviewed for medications. This had…
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted
professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately
locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** .
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure drugs and medical supplies
were labeled and stored in accordance with acceptable professional principles for 19 r…
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
expiration date of [DATE]. Licensed nurse (LN)#3 stated the Lantus pen belonged to Resident and was
to be administered at bedtime. LN #3 stated this was how the medication had been stored but he/she
further stated that it should be in a box and have a pharmacy label on it.
During an interview on [DATE] at 3:30 PM, LN #11 stated that it was the facility's process to store together
the medications which were administered with the same routes. Extra boxes of the medications were stored
in the refrigerator. The inst…
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