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THINKING OF BUYING ...
drug recalls. Because recalls happen fairly frequently (due sometimes
to a risk of patient harm and sometimes simply to labeling adjustments), the lack of a file of recall records may indicate that you don't
have a working recall policy. Be sure to have those records ready for
your surveyor's review. They should include the notification letter from
the FDA or drug manufacturer, an accounting of the affected drugs you
had on hand, and any action you took to insulate your facility and alert
your patients. OSM
Mr. Sones (shelsones@aol.com) is a pharmacy consultant and safe medication management officer at more than 130 ambulatory facilities in the
Northeast.
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