All of the following are required to be included on a unit-dose log, EXCEPT:
Medication lot number
Medication NDC number
Pharmacist's initials
Color of the medication
Color of the medication
Rationale: A unit-dose log does not require the color of the medication to be listed. This log does require the medication lot number (from the manufacturer), NDC number, pharmacist's initials, and also the drug name, dosage form, quantity prepared, drug manufacturer, date of preparation, expiration date, the pharmacy-assigned beyond-use date, the pharmacy lot number, the pharmacy technician's initials, and the pharmacist's initials.
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