CDC: Make Every Injection Safe

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Make Every Injection Safe

In recent years, dozens of outbreaks have been associated with reuse of single-dose vials and misuse of multiple-dose vials.

As a result, patients have suffered significant harms, including death. CDC’s One & Only Campaign urges healthcare providers to recognize the differences between single-dose and multi-dose vials, and to understand appropriate use of each container type.

This information can save lives.

A single-dose vial is approved for use on a single patient for a single procedure or injection. Single-dose vials typically lack an antimicrobial preservative so… 

Do not save leftover medication from these vials, as harmful bacteria can grow and infect a patient. Discard single-dose vials after EVERY use.

 

A multi-dose vial is recognized by its FDA-approved label. Although multi-dose vials can be used for more than one patient when proper aseptic technique is followed – multi-dose vials should be dedicated to only one patient whenever possible. Source: US CDC/the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC)

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