Aux label paralytic vials WITH warning on cap?

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Julie Kindsfater
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Aux label paralytic vials WITH warning on cap?

Does your org affix paralytic warning auxiliary labels to NMB vials that contain the warning on the manufacturer cap?

We want to standardize and half our hospitals do, half do not. Those that do not cite warning already on cap, paralytic warning on UBC, and that ISMP TBPs don't explicitly state to sticker vials, and suggest rx time better spent towards safety on work other than affixing stickers. Those that do feel practitioners are accustomed to sticker cue, note events have occurred nationally despite the cap warning, read ISMP recs to affix labels to all final containers, etc. Staff float between sites, so there is impetus to standardize for all.

Thanks!

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