Overfill in intramuscular and subcutaneous syringes

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Sally Jagielski
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Overfill in intramuscular and subcutaneous syringes

Currently at UK HealthCare pharmacy utilizes an auxiliary label "1 mL Syringe Have 0.05 mL Overfill" - this could be confusing as it is not all 1 mL syringes but only those for intramuscular or subcutaneous routes.

Do other institutions allot overfill to account for residual medication in the needle?
If so, how does pharmacy denote this in the preparation/dispensing stage to communicate with nursing prior to administration this extra volume was not in error?

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