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  • Title: Unit-dose systems: drug waste and drug processing time in a long-term care facility.
    Author: Evens RP, Yanchick V.
    Journal: Hosp Formul; 1984 Jun; 19(6):454-8. PubMed ID: 10266564.
    Abstract:
    This study compares the effectiveness of two drug distribution systems--a conventional prescription and a modified unit-dose system--in a small, rural, long-term care facility ( LTCF ). The 72-hour modified unit-dose system was superior in minimizing drug wastage and the time required for drug processing by nursing personnel. Drug waste was reduced by 64% in dollar value; time for drug processing in the LTCF was reduced by 46% on a daily basis. These data are consistent with three early studies evaluating two such systems in a LTCF and conflicts with one recent report.
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