If a unit draws up medications for multiple patients, it should be done in an area
away from direct patient care or procedure rooms.
• Units should appropriately label all medications, including those used for sedation
unless the medication is for immediate use (defined as drawn up and administered
immediately without leaving the provider’s hand).26
• Units should limit the use of medications marked either on the container or noted in
the package insert as “single patient use” to a single patient only and discard any
remaining drug.
• Units should use new fluid administration sets (e.g., IV tubing) for each patient