Automated dispensing cabinet scan upon restock

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Christina Spaulding
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Automated dispensing cabinet scan upon restock

When automated dispensing cabinets are restocked at your institution is every individual medication scanned or do you only require that one item from the group be scanned?

e.g. When stocking tylenol is one scanned or isevery tylenol tablet scanned?

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