Morphine Oral Syringes for NICU

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mark heelon
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Morphine Oral Syringes for NICU

Our pharmacy prepares unit dose oral morphine syringes for NICU patients. Nurses have expressed concern because the product has a blue color and when drawn up in a amber syringe with a black plunger the nurse is unable to differentiate where the medication ends and the plunger starts.

Has anyone else experienced this concern? Recommendations would be appreciated.

Thank you, Mark

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