Environmental Impact of Drugs in Landfills
Unused, unwanted, expired and even illegal street drugs have in past years been flushed down toilets, sink drains, and even into sewer lines. However, the impact of drugs on the environment and how they affect landfills has been under increased scrutiny over the past decade, and while research is still ongoing, the statistics are alarming. […]
Pharmacy Automation: The Solution
Navigating the labor shortage, increased medication costs/shortages, and the cost to dispense. Contributor: Miriam Cho, PharmD, President/CPO, MAC Rx How does a pharmacy try to balance ever-shrinking pharmacy margins with increased costs? While coming out of COVID-19, more and more employees want to work from home; however, every pharmacy needs to fill positions that simply […]
Visante’s Top 10 Issues Facing Hospital and Health System Pharmacy 2023
We are pleased to again bring you Visante’s Top 10 issues in pharmacy for 2023. For 2022 our Top 10 items (Pharmacy Org Structure, 340B Program, Vertical Integration & Marketplace Restrictions, Drug Prices & Supply Chain, Infusion Services, Drug Shortages, Pandemic, Economy, Election, Social Justice) all turned out to be very relevant and many of […]
The Role of ADCs on Taking Care of Pharmacists: Forgotten Essential Workers
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the world has relied heavily on essential workers to carry us through. But COVID-19 has taken a toll on the healthcare system, leaving fewer workers in nearly every discipline. A recent survey showed that 18% of healthcare workers quit their jobs during the pandemic and another 12% were laid […]
Exploring Environmental Test Chambers and their Uses
What are environmental testing chambers? Have you ever wondered how testing chambers work? Or why it’s important to test products in different environments? Today we’re going to explore why test chambers are significant, and how they’re used in the world today. Let’s start with a definition: an environmental test chamber is essentially a climate-controlled cabinet. […]
January 340Buzz: With the new year and new Congress, change is coming
Happy new year! Now let’s all take a deep breath and gird ourselves for what may lay ahead. For 340B, 2022 was the year of the manufacturers and lawsuits. More drug makers — there are now 19 — rolled out contract pharmacy exclusions, while on the legal front, we notched a victory in June when […]
Automated Dispensing Cabinets Improve the Governance of Controlled Drugs in Intensive Care Units
Governing the access and use of controlled drugs in hospitals is essential for the safety of both patients and healthcare staff. Clinical areas such as Intensive Care Units (ICUs), with high use of controlled drugs, pose a significant challenge to the governance of these medications. While stricter control on the access and use of these […]
Looking Ahead in 2023 for LTC Pharmacy
It’s January! Seems like this month comes around more quickly than ever. A year ago, we all suspected Congress would be in gridlock and it looks like we were mostly right. The modest surprise came in the late innings when Congress passed an omnibus spending bill covering the 2023 fiscal year, which runs through September. […]
How Automation Powers Pharmacy
The burgeoning field of pharmacy automation seeks to alleviate the excessive fulfillment burdens placed on pharmacists by helping pharmacies take prescription fulfillment out of the store. Due to the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists are facing unprecedented workload challenges. Not only are pharmacies overburdened due to labor shortages, the pharmacists who are working […]
Navigating Patients through Specialty Pharmacy
One day a woman dropped off a prescription at her local pharmacy for her husband’s rheumatology medication. Neither her nor her husband are medical professionals. She was shocked to learn that the medication was going to cost $6,000 and their insurance was not going to cover it. She called to convey how upset she was. […]
