If a narcotic has been drawn up, but it is not administered, what is the MOST correct procedure?

a. Discard the medication and note it in the patient’s record.
b. Discard the medication with a witness present and chart in the patient record that it
was not given and the reason for withholding it. Then record the waste in the
controlled substance records.
c. Discard the medication with a witness present and chart in the patient record that it
was not given with the reason for withholding it.
d. Discard the medication with a witness present and record the waste in the controlled
substance records.


b. Discard the medication with a witness present and chart in the patient record that it
was not given and the reason for withholding it. Then record the waste in the
controlled substance records.

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