Q&A with Bri Robinson, PharmD, MS Manager of Home Delivery Pharmacy OperationsCleveland Clinic
Pharmacy Purchasing & Products: At Cleveland Clinic, what service lines are supported by the pharmacy’s central fulfillment center?
Bri Robinson, PharmD, MS: Cleveland Clinic’s central fulfillment center (CFC) dispenses medications for the specialty pharmacy, home... Read more
Sterile compounding relies on clean, controlled, and orderly cleanroom environments, making aseptic technique foundational to this work. However, hazardous drug (HD) spills remain an unavoidable reality in pharmacy practice. A vial may slip from gloved hands during preparation, fall while being transported to the biological safety cabinet (BSC), or break during restocking. Such events pose... Read more
With the perpetually increasing costs of medications and labor, there is a simultaneous need to reduce medication waste to counterbalance these rising expenditures. One way hospitals can identify opportunities to reduce waste and its associated costs is by implementing enhanced tracking for medications from ordering through administration. Depending on a hospital pharmacy’s size and distribution... Read more
In the continuous effort to comply with USP <797> and The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals, pharmacists are seeking products that save time and labor while supporting patient safety. Ready-to-use IV products are often cited as a means to meet those ends, as they eliminate the need to perform compounding and, therefore, can reduce the potential for medication errors and... Read more
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