This 3 sentence summary provides the key details from the medication audit document: The document outlines a medication audit checklist to evaluate medication storage and handling practices at a hospital department, with 15 questions addressing issues like availability of medications, storage conditions, inventory processes, high risk medications, medication errors, and corrective/preventive actions. Staff knowledge of policies is also assessed on topics such as verbal orders, patient self administration, medication recalls, and error reporting.

1. EMCH/QI/AUDIT/01
Medication Audit
Date and Time of Audit: Department of Audit:
Auditors: 1. Location of Audit:
2. Staff available at the time of audit:
Sl No Checklist Yes No NA Remarks
1 Medications available as per the scope of services of
department?
2 Stock list available?
3 All medications available are as per hospital formulary?
4 All medication is stored are as per manufacturer
guidelines?
5 Is medication stored in a clean, safe & secured
environment?
6 Medications stores are protected from loss and theft?
7 Staff aware about the inventory practices guidelines?
(Its First Expiry First Out in our Hospital )
8 Look Alike & Sound Alike medications are identified &
stored physically apart from each other?
9 The list of emergency medications are defined & stored in
double lock and key?
10 Does staff know about verbal orders and implement the
same?
11 High Risk Medications are defined & stored in safe
manner?
12 Does staff know about medication recall policy?
13 Does staff know about patient self administration of
medication?
14 Does staff know about medication error and know how to
report it?
15 Stock is maintained?
Remarks if any …………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Corrective Action …………………………………………………………………………………
Preventive Action …………………………………………………………………………………
Signature of Auditors: 1.
2.