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In 2010, approximately 82 million vaccine doses were administered to an estimated 40 million children in the United States through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program at a cost of $3.6 billion. Vaccines must be stored and handled appropriately throughout the cold chain (from...

It's our goal to make service on your refrigerators and freezers as simple and straightforward as possible in order to maintain up-time, protect what you're storing, and let you focus on providing exceptional patient care. We asked our technical service team to recap the top 10...

Pharmacy Purchasing & Productsrecently released results from their 2018 refrigeration survey.  This survey contained feedback from 367 Directors of Pharmacy from US-based hospitals. The results of the survey indicate that hospital adoption of medical-grade refrigeration...

BASi® (Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.) is a contract research organization headquartered in West Lafayette, Indiana. BASi® provides research services to the life sciences industry, primarily in drug research, discovery, and development. Over the past 42 years, BASi® has become...

The 2018 Summer Interns at Helmer Scientific chose the Indianapolis Intercollegiate YMCA for their community service event. They worked with the YMCA in the Laurelwood community, a low-income neighborhood in Indianapolis, which provides experiences that enhance student lives in...

Margaret Mary Health (MMH) is a critical access hospital with a core clinical laboratory as well as a satellite lab located in the oncology and outpatient clinic. Several years ago, Annette Gillman, MT(ASCP), Laboratory Manager at MMH, realized the value of implementing...

With millions of medications being compounded each year, it is important to understand the risks of sterile compounding and for healthcare workers to follow published guidelines for safety and efficacy. Compounded drugs made outside of recommended guidelines risk being...

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) occurs each August to highlight the importance of vaccination in people of all ages and stages. NIAM is all about raising awareness and speaking out on the important role vaccines play in protecting our communities from serious, life...

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The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has released final guidance on reducing the risk of transmitting the Zika virus (ZIKV) by blood transfusion. The “Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Zika Virus Transmission by...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) includes 15 medical and public health experts who develop recommendations for the use of vaccines in the United States. The recommendations stand as public health guidelines for the safe and effective use of vaccines and...