RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Many Sample Closet Medications Are Expired
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 394
OP 395
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.110250
VO 25
IS 3
A1 Kari L. Evans
A1 Steven R. Brown
YR 2012
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/25/3/394.abstract
AB 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.