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3~ POLICY 4.09, "ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL OF MEDICATIONS" PAGE 7 OF 9 a. Each inmate's medication will come from the contracted phazmacy on a card. The card shall include each unit dose and labeled with uunates name, medication strength, dispensing dose, route and time. Should a medication be in liquid, cream or powder form, small medicine cups will be used and the proper dosage poured into the cup; according to the medication label on the container. b. The inmate's name will be printed or labeled on the outside of each cup; each inmate's medication will be placed from the card(s) into the medication cup at medication administering time. PRN medications will only be placed in medication cups at the inmates request for the medication.. Powder, cream or liquid medications will be placed in medication cups at the cell where the medication is to be administered. a Once completed, all medications will be placed on a cart to be used for purposes of carrying the medications to each inmate. 4 Once the steps listed in 3 (a) tluough (c) have been completed all medications shall be returned to their proper medication cart drawer storage azea. Cards shall be filed by cell assignment, last name alphabetical order, and medication order according to the MAR. Extra medication cards will be stored in the bottom drawer of the medication cazt in cell assignment last name alphabetical order and medication order according to the MAR. At the completion of each medication pass, the Medicine Administering Officer will organize, as previously listed, the medicine cart and M.A.R. for the next med pass to begin. The ,jail detention medical administering officer shall obtain the Medication Administration Record L,og Book and begin distribution of medications to the appropriate inmates. The designated officer will, to the extent possible, ensure that another officer accompanies himlher when making medication rounds. 5. The designated officer will visit each inmate requiring medication at his/her housing unit to administer medication. The officer will be required in the presence of the inmate to double-check that the proper dosage is administered. After administering the inmate's medication; documentation shall be recorded on the MAR to confurn that medication was received or refused. 6 the designated officer will observe the inmate take his/her medication to discourage hoarding of medications by any particular inmate. 7 Once an inmate has been provided his/her medication, the designated med passer will record their initials in the box(es) at the date, medication and administering time on the page with the following information in the Medical Drug Log Book; indicating the same. a. Name of inmate; b. Type of medication edi c. Dosage amount; d. Time medication was taken;