Tag Archives: Medication Safety
Nonadherence to diabetes medications costly
This is follow-up commentary to an article I Tweeted about earlier this week. JCP: “[Express Scripts] found that patients who were adherent to oral diabetes drugs had 235 fewer emergency department visits and 50 fewer inpatient hospitalizations per 1000 patients, … Continue reading
Does tall man lettering work?
First of all, is it tall man, tall-man, or tallman? And why is it called “tall man lettering” when none of the letters are actually taller than the others? Heck if I know. Just more questions in a mountain of questions piling … Continue reading
Microneedle patch for monitoring drug levels
Medgadget: “A collaboration between researchers at the University of British Columbia and Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland has developed a microneedle device for drug monitoring. The device is in a form of a patch that’s stuck onto the skin, painlessly … Continue reading
Cool technology for pharmacy – ProteXsure Safety Capsule System
Needle sticks happen. I’ve actually stuck myself a few times during my career while compounding in the IV room. Fortunately for me, it never involved anything hazardous. Still, it was a pain. No pun intended. Over the years a lot of … Continue reading
Witnessing errors in the iv room
I spent a short time observing iv preparation in two separate, distinctly different pharmacy environments in the weeks leading up to the new year. One was a traditional iv room in a large acute care pharmacy with multiple pharmacy technicians … Continue reading
Initial reaction to FDA stance on syringes as standalone storage container
This morning I woke to the news that No Syringe Is Approved as a Standalone Storage Container, FDA Says. This I’m sure is in response to the recent issue with BD syringes and drug stability. I need to think about … Continue reading
Pros and cons of IV workflow management systems
Pondering the need for an IV workflow management system (IVWMS)? You’re not alone if you are. According the most recent PP&P State of Pharmacy Automation Survey, 15% of facilities have already implemented something and another 29% plan to do so … Continue reading
BD Intelliport System receives recognition
I wrote about BD Intelliport back in January. It’s an impressive system. Others think so, too.