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The answer to all your questions about single-dose vials is…NO

If you are unsure about any question dealing with a single-dose vial of medication beyond  its strictly defined use, please assume the answer is ….No. A single-dose or single-use vial is a vial of liquid medication intended for parenteral administration…

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CDC reemphasizes single-use vials means one patient only

Drug shortages and lean economic times may tempt some to scavenge that remnants of doses left in a “single dose” vials. After a staggering series of hepatitis outbreaks over the last decade, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is…

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(Not so) Great Expectations: Joint’s flu move too conservative

Conceding its current standards are out of touch with the growing pressure to protect patients by immunizing health care workers (HCWs) against seasonal influenza, the Joint Commission is proposing what appear to be generally more rigorous requirements that are open…

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