In my experience, most nursing units don't want to be responsible for multi-dose controlled substances. It has to be physically counted every shift, sometimes to the point of pouring it out or measuring via oral syringe.
The Pharmacy usually ends up drawing up doses, since these doses are so patient-specific. Nursing would rather have the Pharmacy take responsibilty of measuring, storage and waste.
If someone is in fact unit dosing oral doses - good luck with that!
Lori,
Precision is very open to listening buyers needs. If you give them a list of items that you need in unit doses they may be able to get the ball rolling.
Name of Facility: 222 beds
City, State: Acute care teaching hospital Trauma II center
We just switched to the UD packets because our pharmacists didn't want to handle the concentrated bulk bottles anymore. Everyone has been happy so far...
