Hospital and health system pharmacies benefit from unit-dose packaging. With the right type of packaging, it can reduce medication errors and increase medication adherence. Pharmacists will achieve these goals with Sky McKesson’s unit-dose packaging. They will also see improvement in the accuracy of drug fills and the elimination of medication waste.
As an FDA-registered unit-dose prescription drug repackager, SKY McKesson offers packaging expertise and superior customer service through SKY Unit Dose.
Unit-dose prescription drug packaging is suited for the needs of acute-care, long-term care, and specialty pharmacies. Packaging options include high-tech bar-coded, blister-packaged oral solid and liquid medications. Barcoding is placed on every dose, allowing the ability to scan medications at the bedside and improve drug safety.
Customers can obtain brand-to-generic conversion and bulk-to-unit-dose conversion analysis through SKY Unit Dose. This data-driven report is available at no additional cost, freeing time to focus on patient care and clinical programs.
SKY Packaging’s blister-format packaging is available for the most widely prescribed dosages and strengths of more than 125 hospital unit dose (HUD) generic oral solid medications. We maintain a robust pipeline of products to further expand our portfolio and better meet your unit dose needs.
Marti Jones brings more than 20 years of integrated communications experience from world-renowned organizations. Marti’s career has grown from raising awareness and funds for the American Red Cross before and after 9/11 to leading strategy for brands such as Mayo Clinic, Duke Health, and M Health Fairview, which included communications for change management and COVID-19. Marti's messaging portfolios are supported by her academic background and proven methodology, as she taught writing at the University of Minnesota and honed her craft at UnitedHealth, UCare, and RXinsider, Revel Health and Hill and Knowlton. Marti received her master’s degree in public affairs and administration from George Washington University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in communications and psychology from Augustana University.
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