Patient-specific controlled substances

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Sloane Hoefer
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Patient-specific controlled substances

How do organizations with Epic and Omnicell handle patient-specific controlled substances (i.e. methadone)?

We currently load patient-specific syringes into a miscellaneous narcotic bin in the Omnicell, but the Omnicell does not prompt the RN to pull from this bin, causing nurses to believe that it is not available. Interested if other organizations practice similarly or if you have found a better way?

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Sloane Hoefer
Med Safety Pharmacist
Nebraska Medicine

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