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 North Carolina. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
North Carolina cites F761 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.21×
1.21 times the share F761 takes of citations nationally.
Share of North Carolina citations3.90%
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F761.
North Carolina3.90%
National3.23%
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 North Carolina surveyors wrote
F761 findings written in North Carolina, 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.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 28, 2026
Based on observation, record review, staff and Pharmacy Manager interviews, the facility failed to refrigerate medication according to the manufacturer's recommendation and failed to remove expired medication for 1 of 3 medication carts observed for medication storage (300/400 Hall medication cart).The findings included:On 08/26/26 at 3:00 PM an observation was conducted of the 300/400 Hall medication cart accompanied by Nurse #9. The observation yielded the following findings:a. Two sealed boxes of Latanoprost ophthalmic 0.005% solution (an eye drop used for glaucoma or ocular hypertension). The medication boxes had delivery dates of 08/20/26 and 08/23/26 which was on the pharmacy prescription label. …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternSeptember 19, 2019
Based on observations, staff interviews and record review the facility failed to remove expired medications from 1 of 1 medication refrigerators.
Findings Included:
A review of the facility's medication storage policy (revised 11/1/17) revealed no reference to expired medications in the refrigerators.
An observation of the refrigerator in the medication storage room with the Director of Nursing present revealed 2 bottles of Magic Mouthwash with expired dates. Bottle #1 had an expiration date of 9/12/19 and bottle #2 had an expiration date of 9/13/19.
An interview was conducted with the Director of Nursing on 09/19/19 at 11:34 AM. She stated the nurses were responsible for checking the expiration date on the medications in the refrigerator. …
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