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RTN1403_B6_Hazardous Drugs
* EC: Menacing Meds: How to safely manage hazardous drugs in the health care environment[®] [REF: EOC, P&T, RN] EC News, March 2014, Vol 17, #3, Pg 8 JCe1403_B6 EC.02.02.01 requires the safe handling of hazardous materials and wastes, to include hazardous drugs. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a hazardous…
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RTN1401_B1_Sample Medications
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: – Applicability of MM Standards to Sample Medications[®] [REF:BHC, MD, P&T/Phrm] Perspectives, January 2014, Vol 34, #1, Pg 15 #JCp1401_B1 Although TJC does not endorse the use of sample medications, it has recently clarified which EPs in the Medication Management chapter of standards is considered applicable to such medications. …
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RTN1311_B4_MM.07.01.03 ADEs
• TS: – 5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with Standard MM.07.01.03[®] [REF: MD, P&T, Phrm] The Source, November 2013, Vol 11, #11, Pg 2 JCs1311_B4 Full compliance with MM.07.01.03 requires having a process for responding to actual/potential ADEs, significant adverse drug reactions, and medication errors. It also requires staff to be aware of the process and…