Inpatient Dispensing of Meds Needing Original Container

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Joel W Daniel
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Inpatient Dispensing of Meds Needing Original Container

Operational Question:
For medications labeled as needing to be stored in the original container due to moisture concerns, how are these dispensed in the inpatient setting? Example: etravirine.

Background/Analysis:
There are multiple medications that are labeled to keep within original packaging. The Pharmacist Letter provided a resource in Oct 2016. Fortunately, many of the medications that are marked in this way also provided in unit-dose packaging (e.g. dabigatran). Others provide a challenge on how to get to the floor in a timely manner since they cannot be repackaged.

Proposed solution:
Dispensing a 24-hour supply in an amber bottle with a desiccant packet. Hopefully the tab/cap gets administered instead of the packet, but I’ve seen weirder things. What is everyone else doing?

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