CDC Traces MRSA Outbreaks to Improper Injection Practices in Pain Clinics

Is a medication shortage causing you to use single dose vials for more than one patient?

On July 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report detailing two life-threatening outbreaks that occurred when healthcare providers used medication from single-dose/single-use vials for multiple patients undergoing treatment for pain. At least 10 patients contracted severe staph or MRSA (methicillin-resistant S. aureus) infections and had to be hospitalized. An additional patient died, and although MRSA was not listed as the cause of death, it could not be ruled out.

Repackaging is the way to go.

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