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More Diversion Cases and WCF’s Opioid & Fentanyl Abuse Management Summit

The FDA Law Blog

Houck — It seems as though we cannot get through a week without hearing about controlled substance diversion by employees at another hospital or healthcare facility. Employees discovered in August 2019 that a registered nurse removed fentanyl from vials, replaced fentanyl with saline, and returned the vials to storage.

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To Combat Medication Errors, Proper Pharmacy Inventory Counts Are Essential

Pharmacy Times

Though these acts are generally well-intended, new tools are required to better aid pharmacists and health care providers in easily identifying often differently colored and sized medications in the packaging process. Fast and accurate medication identification. 2019:10(2). Medication dispensing errors and prevention.