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Reflecting the strong user satisfaction ratings, just 32% of facilities are considering switching to another vendor.
Among those facilities looking to switch vendors or adopt CSTDs for the first time, Equashield is the leading device under consideration, followed by BD’s PhaSeal, B. Braun’s OnGuard 2, and ICU Medical’s ChemoClave.
Recognizing the significant value outpatient services brings to the health system enterprise, many pharmacy leaders have committed to launching outpatient pharmacies and in turn, expanding the services they offer. The benefits of outpatient pharmacy can be vast, from easing the patient experience and expanding customer loyalty to offsetting the risks for patients living in pharmacy deserts, all... Read more
Once a finished chemotherapy preparation leaves the hazardous buffer room, a variety of staff members, including pharmacists, delivery staff, nursing, and environmental services, may touch the preparation during its lifecycle. The safe handling practices conducted within the containment primary engineering control (C-PEC) are as critical for the compounder’s protection as they are for... Read more
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 exposure... Read more
Q&A with Katheleen Kane, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, DPLAAssistant Director of Pharmacy, Compounding Integrity and Compounding Regulatory Compliance UChicago Medicine Health
Pharmacy Purchasing & Products: Why is it important to have standardized P&Ps for CSTD use?
Kathleen Kane, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, DPLA: Operating without standardized policies and procedures (P&Ps)... 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
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