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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. The number of improperly prepared IVs is staggering. 5 at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. 5 at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m.

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Omnicell Unveils Groundbreaking Robotic Compounding Technology in Winter 2022 Release

Omnicell

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell For more than 15 years, IV robotics has proven efficacy in safe and efficient sterile compounding, but market adoption has been limited. You can implement one device or many in a centralized compounding facility. We needed to go back to the drawing board.

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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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Advocates for Safe IV Preparation Practices Share Their Inspiration Podcast

Omnicell

In fact, in a 2020 ISMP Sterile Compounding Pulse Check conducted with 634 pharmacy practitioners, only 25% of respondents report using technologies that include barcode verification, images, and gravimetric verification for 50% of compounded sterile products. .