Many sample closet medications are expired.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.110250.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Samples are widely used in office practice. It is not known how many sample medications are expired and therefore not useful to patients. METHODS: We inventoried 10 sample closets in primary care offices to quantify the number of expired medications. RESULTS: Of the 12,581 drug packages and boxes we inventoried in 10 sample closets, 14% of medications were expired. Sample closets varied widely in their organization; the range of expired medications in the 10 closets was 0% to 28%. CONCLUSION: Many sample closet medications are expired, indicating a substantial amount of waste.