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Elevating Sterile Compounding Accuracy

Omnicell

Terri Albarano, PharmD Director, Autonomous Pharmacy, Omnicell Sterile compounding safety is one of the biggest challenges for the pharmacy supply chain. million preventable adverse drug events a year , resulting in $5.1 An ISMP Pulse Check of Sterile Compounding Practices” as part of Omnicell Illuminate 2020.

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Why IV Automation Is Critical for Sterile Compounding

Omnicell

So why, as clinicians, are we not focused on improving the documented one in 10 inaccuracies in sterile compounded products? Dave has been a leader in adoption of IV automation and will share how IV compounding robot and iv workflow solutions are improving safety and helping to reduce errors across all areas of sterile compounding.

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Adopting Automation Supports Safer, More Efficient Sterile Compounding

Omnicell

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Central Pharmacy Dispensing Services, Omnicell As disruption and uncertainty in the supply of IV medications from outsourced compounding facilities continues, health system pharmacies should reevaluate how they are managing sterile compounding needs. 23 at 1 pm ET.

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Reducing Drug Spend with IV Robotic Services

Omnicell

Sterile compounding is also one of the costliest functions in pharmacy operations. Still, many hospital pharmacies continue to struggle to improve safety and efficiency in their sterile compounding operations. Insourcing IV compounding services at Moses H. The number of improperly prepared IVs is staggering.

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Why Implementing a Robust IV Workflow System Is Key to Patient Safety

Omnicell

The multiple high-profile cases of errors and suboptimal events in IV outsourced compounding facilities, medical centers, and health system pharmacy departments highlight the need for modern automated solutions to avoid such failure. There is a growing demand for solutions with safety checks and forced functions.

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What is a Compounding Pharmacy?

BuzzRx

If your doctor’s office has given you a prescription with instructions to fill it at a compounding pharmacy, you might be wondering what exactly this means. Only around 7,500 are compounding pharmacies, of which only 3,000 perform sterile compounding. What does it mean when a pharmacy is compounding?

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Despite Safety and Supply Challenges, Outsourcing IV Compounding Remains High

Omnicell

Stephanie Gallagher, PharmD, MBA Senior Clinical Product Marketing Manager, Omnicell The sterile compounding industry has been under great scrutiny due to alarming frequency and severity of adverse events from IV compounding, such as the New England Compounding Center catastrophe in 2012.