| Subject: | JCAHO Announces Pharmacist Review for Oral Contrast Media Administration is Not Always Needed |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Fri, 1 Jul 2005 - 10:00 am |
| In the June issue of Perspectives, JCAHO announced that a pharmacist review of oral contrast media administration is not always needed. This does not include orders for oral contrast media for non-urgent testing. Orders for oral contrast media for non-urgent testing should go through the same medication order review as any other medication order.
The following standards must be followed when oral contrast media is administered without the pharmacist's review.
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