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them with alcohol swabs each time they're entered and store them according to
the drug manufacturer's directives. Unless the manufacturer says otherwise,
multi-use vials are good for use up to 28 days after the first entry. Note the expi-
ration date on labels, not the date they were opened.
OSM
Mr. Sones (
shelsones@a ol.com
) is a pharmacy consultant and safe medication man-
agement officer at more than 130 ambulatory facilities in the Northeast.
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