Standard OR labels

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Lindsey M Eick
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Standard OR labels

Hi-
Does anyone have any standard, pharmacy supplied OR labels that are available for the OR staff to have on hand when a medication is made in hung in the OR? Ideally we'd be able to purchase them vs having to make ourselves. We have had 2 recent wrong route medication errors and the standard has been to write the drug name on a piece of surgical tape

Per the ISMP periop self assessment - 'practitioners label each medication or solution they prepare with, at a minimum: the drug or solution name; strength/concentration; amount of medication (or solution that contains medication) if not apparent from the container (e.g., syringe or medicine cup without measurement increments); the diluent (if used) name and volume if not apparent from the container; and a beyond-use date and time. Exception: When allowed by an organizational policy or procedure, syringe labeling is not required if it is prepared immediately before administration, never leaves the hand of the preparer before administration, and the entire dose in the syringe is immediately administered, or the remaining volume is immediately wasted or discarded, before the syringe leaves the preparer’s hand.'

Thanks!
Lindsey