Patients bringing in meds for administration (outpatient clinic)

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Patients bringing in meds for administration (outpatient clinic)

Does anyone have a policy or best practice around patients bringing in medications to be administered in the outpatient clinic setting (i.e., allergy shots from another provider, pen G from the pharmacy)?