Label veterinary medications on the dot
Use colored dot stickers to quickly identify expiration dates.
At our hospital, we label all of our medications, including in-house injectables, with colored dot stickers to quickly identify the expiration date of each item. Each color stands for a different year, and we write the month and year on it as well. This way, when we assess inventory or dispense medications, we can easily identify if a medication is within the expiration year.
—Oriana Scislowicz, BS, LVT, VDT
Richmond, Va.
Proposed midlevel role poses unacceptable risks
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