Medications in procedure trays/kits from 3rd party vendors

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Sotharavy Douglass
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Medications in procedure trays/kits from 3rd party vendors

How is everyone handling medications that come from procedure trays/kits (e.g. epidural, central line, spinal, etc.) These typically contain lidocaine, or other anesthetic drug. These kits are provided by 3rd party vendors and bypass pharmacy oversight. How is frontline staff directed on what to do with the unused medications? For pharmacies that collect them, do you recirculate/redispense the medications?

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