Needle question

[allisnow]

Okay so where would unused hypodermic needles typically be stored in a hospital or other medical setting? Are they sold by the box, are they kept in the box or bag or whatever? TELL ME.

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[ga-unicorn.livejournal.com]

When my father was alive, he bought his insulin needles by the box. They came individually wrapped in boxes of 50, 100, etc. In hospital, they are kept in the pharmacy and drug cabinets (locked) on individual floors.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Thanks babe :)

Where did he buy them, if I can ask?

[ga-unicorn.livejournal.com]

His doctor gave him a prescription for them, so he could purchase them at any pharmacy.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[skydiver119.livejournal.com]

they come in boxes. ANd how they're stored depends on the setting. in my mom's room, I think needles were in a cabinet with a combination lock. In other cases they are kept in a med cart with combination locks.

as to buying them, my mom just gets hers from the pharmacy. I think in some settings, to curtail aids, they don't even require a prescription, just come in and buy some. She does have a script for an injectable drug, but I've seen her juts go up there and 'i need 5 syringes please' and no questions asked, just a few cents each, .25-50 or so and she'd good to go

[flourhurricane.livejournal.com]

It depends.

Most hypodermic needles are individually packaged in plastic these days, obviously for hygiene purposes, and a lot of them come pre-loaded with medication. Some of these needles are kept in carts of cabinets that are locked and the doctors and nurses are supposed to know the digital code that unlocks them. Others are kept in the pharmacy. Some - like small doses of sedatives and saline flushes for IV lines (though those don't usually have needles because they're made to fit an IV hook) - are left in drawers in exam rooms.