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 Connecticut. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Connecticut cites F761 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.75×
0.75 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Connecticut citations2.43%
Of every deficiency written in Connecticut in 2025, this is the portion that was F761.
Connecticut2.43%
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 Connecticut surveyors wrote
F761 findings written in Connecticut, 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.
E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternSeptember 2, 2026
Based on observations, review of facility documentation, review of facility policy/procedures and interviews the facility failed to ensure all expired medications were removed from the in use medication storage carts and medication rooms and failed to ensure controlled substances were stored according to guidelines and under two locks. The findings include:Observations of medication storage over the survey period 8/24/26 through 8/31/26 included observation of 2 out of 4 medication rooms and 4 out of 7 medication carts. Observation of the 1st floor medication room with LPN#2 on 8/24/26 at 2:00 PM identified a separate area designated for expired items. …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternJuly 9, 2026
Based on observation, interviews, facility documentation and facility policy for 1 of 2 medication storage rooms reviewed for medication storage, the facility failed to ensure the narcotic locked box containing 23 syringes of a compounded (custom made) medication gel of Ativan (schedule 4 controlled substance) 0.5 milligrams (mg), Benadryl 25mg, and Haldol 1mg (ABH gel) were secured in the medication refrigerator. The findings included: Observation on 7/9/26 at 8:00 AM of the medication refrigerator in the second-floor medication room identified the narcotic box was locked; however, the narcotic box was not secured to the inside of the medication refrigerator, and the medication refrigerator was not locked. …
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