This invention is directed to a sterile IV tube end cap comprising: a housing attached to a strip an end cap received in the housing and removably attached to the strip so that when the IV tube is attached to the end cap, the IV tube cannot be removed from the end cap without removing the end cap from the strip. The end cap can receive the male end of an IV tube wherein a portion of the IV tube is received in the housing and the IV tube is secured to the strip so that the IV tube cannot be removed from the end cap without removing the end cap from the strip.
