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Can emergency rooms dispense more than a 24 hour supply of medication to ER patients? Can they do so at times when the regular hospital pharmacy is open?

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Can emergency rooms dispense more than a 24 hour supply of medication to ER patients? Can they do so at times when the regular hospital pharmacy is open?

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Yes, enough medication may be dispensed to the ER patient to get them through the emergency period as defined by the facilities policies and procedures. The emergency supply can be dispensed at any time of the day from the emergency room prepacks.