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With General Chapter USP <800> creating quite the buzz, we are fielding tons of questions regarding refrigeration in the hazardous drug clean room. We have recapped some of the most common refrigeration questions below. You can also download these questions and answers by...

At the 2018 ASHP Summer Meeting, one presentation discussed the 14 latest ISMP best practices to combat medication errors. More than 2,000 “events” have been submitted to ISMP’s national medication errors and vaccine errors reporting program from March 2017 through February 2018.

Standardizing your vaccine program across multiple sites can provide tremendous benefits. Standardization increases efficiencies, elevates user experience, eases maintenance, and most importantly, helps you provide the highest level of care to your patients. However, getting...

Two vaccines for the prevention of herpes zoster (shingles) are licensed for use in the United States and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). RZV and ZVL are two completely different vaccines. They differ by type, dose, schedule, ACIP...

A few months ago, Pharmacy Purchasing & Products released their 2018 State of Pharmacy Compounding. The publication summarizes survey data from hospitals of various sizes and demographics across the United States. Data showed that there is a going to be a strong growth in...

Last week, at the ASHP Summer Meeting, Crystal Woodward, Senior Manager of Medical Affairs, Becton Dickinson & Co (BD), presented a poster on the burden of managing refrigerated medication in US healthcare settings. The poster brought to light that managing refrigerated...

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a new version of the vaccine storage and handling toolkit this January. You can access it through the link at the end of this post. The new toolkit is full of resources to help you better manage your practice’s vaccine program. The...

Hospitals are encouraged to further reduce specific medication safety issues that continue to cause fatal and harmful errors in patients. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) published a 2018-2019 targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals that...

The ASHP Summer Meeting is just around the corner. The meeting will be held in Denver, Colorado from June 2^nd– June 6^thand boast four specialized boutique meetings happening concurrently. It’s the best of both worlds—targeted, focused education and networking in your...

Managing your vaccine program across multiple locations can prove to be a challenge. With inpatient and outpatient locations receiving, storing, and administering vaccines, ensuring they are stored and handled properly becomes a big job. The job becomes even more complex if...