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 ...

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 ...

What makes sterile medications different from other types of prescriptions? Compounding pharmacist Corey Dolan of Preckshot ...

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

IV hydration clinics engage in sterile compounding activities (combining or mixing ingredients to create a custom drug/medicine for an individual patient), such as creating IV vitamin therapies, etc.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARxIUM, a global provider of industry-leading pharmacy automation, workflow and consulting solutions, today announced the launch of its cGMP RIVA IV compounding ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...