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Why IV Automation Is Critical for Sterile Compounding

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So why, as clinicians, are we not focused on improving the documented one in 10 inaccuracies in sterile compounded products? It’s well documented that manual processes are archaic and inaccurate, and organizations like ISMP, ASHP, and many others agree things need to change.

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Advocates for Safe IV Preparation Practices Share Their Inspiration Podcast

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Mark Neuenschwander Founding Director, THRIVCoalition.org Seminal research from 1997 on IV compounding discovered that 9 percent of manually compounded sterile preparations had incorrect ingredients and/or volumes. All this means hospitals must prepare the majority of their IVs in-house and, we believe this will continue.