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 South Dakota. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
South Dakota cites F761 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.89×
0.89 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of South Dakota citations2.85%
Of every deficiency written in South Dakota in 2025, this is the portion that was F761.
South Dakota2.85%
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 South Dakota surveyors wrote
F761 findings written in South Dakota, 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
A. Based on observation, interview, record review, and policy review, the provider failed to ensure that insulin and nutritional supplements were stored at proper temperatures when the staff failed to document daily temperature readings for three of three sampled medication refrigerators (A, B, and C). One of three sampled medication refrigerators (C) did not maintain an acceptable temperature between 35 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Findings include:1. Observation and interview with licensed practical nurse (LPN)/infection preventionist (IP) H on 8/27/26 at 4:20 p.m. revealed that the medication storage room had three small refrigerators that were used to store medications. …
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