As medication errors can occur during multiple steps of the medication management process, various technologies have been adopted to reduce error-prone manual processes. With bar code medication administration, hospitals have reaped significant reductions (65% to 85%) in medication errors.1-2 Radio...
On June 15, 2017, it was announced that Hospira is voluntarily recalling “... 42 lots of 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mL vials; 5 lots of NeutTM (Sodium Bicarbonate 4% additive solution) 5 mL vials; 5 lots of QUELICINTM (Succinylcholine Chloride Injection, USP) 200 mg/10 mL vials; and...
Hospira Inc., a Pfizer company, recently announced a voluntary recall of “...one lot of 25% Dextrose Injection, USP, (Infant) pre-filled syringe to the hospital/user level due to the presence of particulate matter, identified as human hair, found within an internal sample syringe.” Fortunately for...
Wondering how to manage FDA Drug recalls quickly and safely? Here's how the RFID Virtual Logbook can simplify the process.
A growing problem, drug recalls have proven to be especially challenging for pharmacists, now that the average annual number of drugs recalled by the FDA is over a thousand....
The Pharmacy Technology Report March 2016 Supplement to Pharmacy Technology News includes a profile on Intelliguard RFID Solutions client Sharp Healthcare entitled On The Cutting Edge of Technology. In it, the pharmacy department discusses myriad technologies used to support safe, efficient...
