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3. IN AND OUT Succinylcholine and Rocuronium are to be refrigerated, but once removed, they can be stored at room temperature for
specific periods of time (14 days for Succinylcholine; 60 days for
unopened Rocuronium, 28 days for opened Rocuronium). What you
can't do is open them, use them, put them back in the fridge, take
them out, use them again, etc. Here, the vials were opened, never
dated, and appear to have been moving back and forth between refrigeration and room temperature.
Once they're removed from refrigeration, they should be clearly
marked with either the manufacturer's expiration date, or the appropriate date based on when they were removed, whichever comes first.
They shouldn't be re-refrigerated.
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