Telepharmacy for Sterile Room Med Preparation

ScriptPro’s Technology to improve safety in one of the highest risk practices in hospital pharmacies in several ways. Positive matching to the patient's medication order decreases the risk of using the wrong drug. The pharmacists’ review digital images of the critical process steps, including the volume of medication injected into the IV bag.

1. A technician scans the barcode on the chemotherapy drug vial. A computer match to the patient record ensures that the correct formulation has been selected.
2. In the preparation room, the technician captures an electronic image of the vial label and the filled syringe just prior to injecting the medication into the patient's IV bag.
3. Before completing the preparation, the technician presses a button on the ScriptPro Telepharmacy screen to request pharmacist verification.
4. A clinical pharmacist, working outside the preparation room, reviews the images of the drug vial, the pullback on the syringe containing the medication, the IV bag, and the patient's medication order. Confirmation of the review steps and related images are archived as part of the electronic record and are available for future reference.
5. There is no need for either party to go through the procedures of entering or exiting the isolation room.

"We wanted to minimize assumptions when verifying chemotherapy medications. We selected Telepharmacy, and our program is providing the assurances we want.”

— Brian O’Neal, MS, PharmD, Assistant Director of Pharmacy
University of Kansas Hospital, Department of Pharmacy

TECHNOLOGY FOR SOLUTIONS. TECHNOLOGY FOR YOU.
Technology that works for you - helping you work more efficiently, while IMPROVING patient safety. We listened to your needs and delivered products that make a difference.

BAXA develops technology for the PHARMACY and NURSING environments. Our products, systems and professional services focus on safer, faster solutions for preparing, handling, packaging and administering medications. We deliver customer value worldwide by STREAMLINING pharmacy procedures and SUPPORTING nursing care to enhance patient outcomes and reduce operating costs.

Baxa products, systems and professional services now encompass virtually every facet of compounding and dispensing fluid medications. From the most basic devices for oral unit-dosing to complex IV admixture preparation, syringe infusion, multi-source solution compounding and compliance training for professionals, we are committed to safety.

AUTOMATED FILLING SYSTEMS

COMPLETE Systems to Advance Pharmacy Fluid Handling

Sterile syringe filling is a time-consuming and costly constant of every pharmacy work day. Automated filling systems from Baxa dramatically improve pharmacy efficiency while significantly reducing opportunities for touch contamination and the potential for medication errors.

Five factors differentiate Baxa automated filling systems. They are extremely accurate. They are highly compact, designed to fit easily into existing pharmacy hoods. They deliver superior pump strength to manage the most viscous fluids. They are easy to implement and operate. And they are the only products of their kind supported by a complete USP 797 compliance package.

The Medi-Dose® Group, known for its innovative solid and liquid oral unit dose packaging systems, has always had deep roots---family roots. This is not surprising since Medi-Dose began as a small family business. Medi-Dose was founded in 1971 when Milton Braverman, a former pharmaceutical company Territory Manager, formed his own company.

While developing Medi-Dose, we were often asked for other products. "Hey... why don't you have... ?" "Yo, I need... Can you get it for me?" So, we started EPS®, Inc. We were asked about liquid packaging to complement our solid oral systems. So, we developed TampAlerT®. We were asked about IV preparation. So we developed a line of IV additive disposable accessories. Filters? Yes! Tapes & Labels? Done! Trays, totes and bins? You got it! Bags? Absolutely! And that is how the EPS product line grew to what it is today.

Medication packaged and dispensed in syringes, ampules, tubing, suppositories and odd shaped bottles often pose unique labeling challenges for pharmacists and nurses. Conventionally shaped labels often prove inadequate for adhering to irregular shapes. Additionally, the same vital labeling that's placed on the medication being dispensed needs to be recorded on the original medication bottle or package as well as the patient record.

MILT® Makes It Easy!
Medi-Dose Information labeling Technology

MILT® the dynamic new unit dose labeling software for the Medi-Dose® and EPS LiquidDose® packaging systems, offers innovative bar coding, increased security and enhanced medication identification awareness - all for a surprisingly affordable price. Using advanced technology, MILT® by Medi-Dose® makes it easy to achieve optimum accurate, protection and performance for all your solid and liquid unit dose syringe and ampule labeling needs.

The company's I.V. accessories are also highly successful. The firm sees them as a natural advancement of the initial Medi-Dose system. "In essence, I.V. dispensing is a highly specialized form of unit dose," observed Mr. Braverman. "It's the same idea-preparing and administering predetermined amounts of medication for one regular dose or application."

Sensitivity to pharmacy's increased emphasis on I.V. filtration led EPS, Inc. to expand its line of I.V. filters. Three disposable disc filters and two air-eliminating filters are now available. Ranging in pore size from 0.2 to 1.2 microns, the EPS I.V. filters were designed for sterilization, bacterial retention, and particulate removal. The 1.2-micron units are ideal for filtering lipids and removing fungi and particulates without compromising emulsions.

CytoCare is a new technology for sterile compounding. It combines a robotic arm, laser-driven syringe filler, sophisticated workflow software and a sterile cabinet. It can handle chemotherapy, pain therapy, and antibiotics admixtures.

Most pharmacists are intrigued with these benefits from CytoCare:

1. Sterile robotic environment minimizes human intervention and the risks of contamination.
2. Robotic preparations enhance dosing accuracy and consistency - protecting against both under-dosing and excess-dosing in manual preparations.
3. Automated documentation strengthens the reliability of the electronic medical record, a valuable component in your USP 797 compliance plan.
4. Efficient workflow software allows you to migrate at your own pace from manual to robotic compounding.
5. CytoCare can use your choice of final containers and sizes, including IV bags, bottles, and syringes.
6. Generate significant, immediate savings from the efficient use of partial drug vials with automated time/date stamps and drug aging alerts based on your custom protocols.

In the life-critical field of intra-venous medication preparation, especially chemotherapy, health care providers are experiencing growing pressures to improve patient safety, decrease life- threatening medication errors and contamination risks, and to work more efficiently, increase throughput, and contain costs.

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