Ensuring clinically sound, cost-effective medication therapy is a critical function of pharmacists. Yet addressing the costly and potentially dangerous process of sterile IV compounding—one of the ...

FDB (First Databank, Inc.), the leading provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise ...

In early 2024, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) reported a record 323 active drug shortages, many affecting sterile injectable medications. This situation was exacerbated later ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One of the largest producers of IV fluids and dialysis solutions in the world is struggling. Baxter International’s North Carolina factory was hit hard by Hurricane Helene ...

Compounding IV medications is a burdensome manual process that carries considerable risks. As hospitals care for more acute inpatients, the demand for IV medications is on the rise. With an eye on ...

Central Pharmacy IV Compounding Service creates a safer, more accurate and cost-effective IV pharmacy Nearly one out of ten IVs are not prepared within guidelines1 using manual processes and ...

Intravenous (IV) compounding safety has garnered recent attention as a result of high-profile incidents, awareness efforts from the safety community, and increasingly ...

VIENNA, Austria, March 7, 2016/PRNewswire/. European pharmacists will have an opportunity to learn more about the fully automated IV compounding system and how it can ...

IV hydration businesses are popping up in major cities across the country, including here in Maryland. Most hydration businesses offer a variety of products to their customers, including infusions of ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARxIUM, an industry-leading developer of pharmacy automation, workflow and consulting solutions, today announced its fully automated RIVA IV compounding system has ...

Hazardous IV prep is becoming an automated process at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Massachusetts. The hospital is using the CytoCare robot from healthcare services provider and drug wholesaler ...