Overfill from outsourced CS syringes

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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 16:44
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Melody Sun
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Overfill from outsourced CS syringes

We have been converting to outsourced controlled substance products (ie, morphine 30mg/30mL), but we are concerned about the risk for diversion when the syringes are actually 32mL or 33mL because the outsourcing pharmacy includes about 10% overfill in some lots. We store these syringes in Pyxis so the nurses can remove them easily. How does your site handle this? Do you have a process to track these overfill volumes? Thanks in advance! -Melody Sun, CHOC Children's

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