Unit dose drug distribution system definition
Unit dose drug distribution system means a sys- tem of drug dispensing and control that is characterized by the dispensing of the majority of drugs in unit doses, ready to administer form, and for most drugs, not more than a 48-hour supply of doses is available at the residential care unit at any time.
Unit dose drug distribution system means a system in which drugs are delivered in single unit packaging. Each participant has his or her own receptacle, such as a tray, bin, box, cassette, drawer, or compartment, labeled with his or her first and last name and containing his or her own medications. Each medication is individually wrapped and labeled with the generic name, trade name (if appropriate), strength of the drug, lot number or reference code, expiration date, and manufacturer's or distributor's name, and ready for administration to the participant.
Unit dose drug distribution system means a drug distribution system used in a hospital or chronic and convalescent nursing home in which drugs are supplied in individually labeled unit of use packages, each patient's supply of drugs is exchanged between the hospital pharmacy and the drug administration area or, in the case of a chronic and convalescent nursing home between a pharmacy and the drug administration area, at least once each twenty-four hours and each patient's medication supply for this period is stored within a patient-specific container, all of which is conducted under the direction of a pharmacist licensed in Connecticut and, in the case of a hospital, directly involved in the provision and supervision of pharmaceutical services at such hospital at least thirty-five hours each week;
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Unit dose drug distribution system means a system by which drugs are delivered to patient areas in single unit packaging.
Unit dose drug distribution system means a system in which medications are delivered to the resident areas in single unit packaging, and which meets the following criteria: