EP2 Medication storage

Medication Management (MM) Standards

MM.03.01.01 The practice safely stores medications.
- EP2 Medication storage
- EP3 Secured storage
MM.03.01.03 The practice safely manages emergency medications.
- EP1 Emergency medications
- EP6 Stocking emergency medications
MM.05.01.01 The practice reviews the appropriateness of all medication orders for medications to be dispensed in the organization.
- EP4 Review of medication orders
MM.05.01.07 The practice safely prepares medications.
MM.05.01.09 Medications are labeled.
MM.05.01.11 The practice safely dispenses medications.
- EP2 Dispensing medications
MM.06.01.01 The practice safely administers medications.
- EP1 Medication administration
- EP3 Medication verification
MM.07.01.01 The practice monitors patients to determine the effects of their medication(s).
- EP2 Monitoring medication effects

Element of Performance

Store medications according to the manufacturers' recommendations or, in the absence of such recommendations, according to a pharmacist's instructions. This EP is also applicable to sample medications.

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Element of Performance

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