On of our pharmacy technicians was refilling crash cart trays and identified that the calcium chloride 10% 10 ml syringes looked just like our heparin lock flush 500 units/5 ml syringes.Both products are manufactured by medefil, inc.Calcium chloride 10% 10 ml syringes ndc number 64253-900-30; heparin flush 500 units/5 ml syringes, ndc 64253-3335-1.Calcium chloride syringes mainly used in crash cart trays which are kitchecked.We verified that these products were located in separate locations and checked stock for correct product in correct locations, double-checked the barcode scanning to ensure that they scanned as correct products and were not linked inappropriately in kitcheck.We alerted our pharmacy buyers to not purchase calcium chloride 10% syringes from this manufacturer if at all possible.We also discussed these look-alike products at our weekly pharmacy safety huddles and included the information in our pharmacy weekly update to all pharmacy staff.Reporter's recommendations: separate locations for medication storage; ensure proper barcode linking for scanning correct products; use of barcode scanning when stocking/refilling; purchase different manufacturer for calcium chloride syringes if possible (may not always be an option if shortage or contract pricing issues).(b)(6).Submission id: (b)(4).
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