Drug labeling and storage · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
F761 in Arizona. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Arizona cites F761 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.07×
1.07 times the share F761 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Arizona citations3.44%
Of every deficiency written in Arizona in 2025, this is the portion that was F761.
Arizona3.44%
National3.22%
Share of all citations that were F761.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Arizona surveyors wrote
F761 findings written in Arizona, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
K · Immediate jeopardy, patternFebruary 3, 2020
Based on observations, clinical record reviews, staff interviews, review of facility documentation and policies and procedures, the facility failed to ensure that multiple medications including medications for three residents (#14, #20 and #46) were stored at the proper temperatures, per manufacturer's recommendations and facility policy. As a result, the Condition of Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified. The facility also failed to ensure that one narcotic box was secured. The deficient practice resulted in medications not being stored at the proper temperatures, resulting in the potential for medications to not be as effective and causing possible adverse consequences for residents. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 25, 2026
Based on observation, clinical record review, facility documentation and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure that medications were stored in locked compartments, for one resident (#3) out of 3 sampled, in accordance with policy, physician orders and with professional standards of practice. The deficient practice could result in a resident not taking the medication as prescribed, accidentally ingesting the medication or another resident accidentally taking the medication. …
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