Patent ID: 7806488

Claim:
A medication storage apparatus minimizing the threat of nosocomial infection caused by cross-contamination of fomites, comprising: one or more drawers designed for reception into the apparatus, the drawer having adjoining walls defining at least one enclosed space; at least one primary liner supported by and sized to fit within a drawer, the primary liner having a plurality of dividers defining a plurality of compartments which can either be uniformly or disparately sized; a plurality of secondary liners, each sized and shaped to hold medications, supplies or equipment and to be removably inserted into one of the correspondingly-sized compartments of the primary liner such that each said inserted second liner occupied substantially the entire correspondingly-sized compartment, the secondary liners being disposable to minimize cross-contamination; wherein the medication storage apparatus minimizes the threat of nosocomial infection by enabling an apparatus user to periodically dispose of the secondary liners and to replace them with new, sanitary liners.