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Though relatively inexpensive, bedside drainage bags are high use items among those with severe incontinence. It is not uncommon to have to use multiple drainage bags a day. For this reason many caregivers, especially those who take care of their loved ones in their homes, often wonder if it is sanitary to reuse the bags. Though the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) frowns on the reuse of catheters (it actually says not to reuse them) the jury is still out on whether reusing beside drainage bags is good or bad. Because of ambiguous policy on this front, many caregivers turn to manufacturers of incontinence medical supplies for advice on bag reuse.

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