Ambient medications stored throughout the hospital in medication rooms are often stored inside of automated dispensing cabinets which provide inventory tracking, organization, and security. Refrigerated medications, on the other hand, are often over looked when it comes to...
Read more »Utilizing LEAN Concepts to Drive Refrigerated Medication Safety
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute uses Helmer Scientific Refrigerators for the Safe Storage of Temperature Sensitive Medications
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute serves as the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is one of the top rated ophthalmology hospitals in the United States with an exceptional team of 1,300...
Read more »How to Access the ASHP Midyear Session Materials & Claim your CE Credits
Last week, at ASHP Midyear 2017, thousands of pharmacists from across the globe met in Orlando, Florida to learn, share, and discuss the most prevalent topics in clinical pharmacy. The meeting was comprised of workshops, recertification courses, education sessions (CE), student...
Read more »USP offers an eLearning course for General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has released a new self-paced, eLearning curriculum to help pharmacists and technicians better understand and implement USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings. The purpose of this new chapter is to...
Read more »Creating the Future of Pharmacy: ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
Attended by more than 25,000 pharmacy professionals from all over the globe, the Midyear Clinical Meetingprovides valuable opportunities for professional development, networking, enhancing practice skills, and staying current with the latest products and innovations. The...
Read more »FDA Helps Guide Parents and Caregivers on Vaccinating Children
Vaccines have played a major role in the significant reduction of childhood infectious disease. Diseases like polio and d small pox have been eliminated in the United States thanks to effective vaccines. Due to the success of immunization programs in the 20thcentury, many of...
Read more »Private Clinics in Hong Kong will Face Random Inspections after Providers were found to be Storing Vaccines in Household Freezers
Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee stated that during the month of October, around 50,000 people received the flu vaccine, nearly 8,000 more than the number of people who received it in October of last year.
Read more »Helmer Scientific to Exhibit at Upcoming MEDICA 2017 World Forum for Medicine
At Helmer Scientific, we are looking forward to exhibiting at the MEDICA 2017 World Forum for Medicine. MEDICA is held each year in November in Dusseldorf, Germany. The dates for this year’s trade fair are November 13-16. Helmer Scientific will be located in Hall 3 at Stand...
Read more »Updates Regarding USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings
USP General Chapter <800> provides standards for safe handling of hazardous drugs to minimize the risk of exposure to healthcare personnel, patients and the environment. Originally, the standard was set to go into effect on July 1, 2018, but USP announced intent to postpone the...
Read more »Helmer Scientific Makes Planning for New Construction and Renovations Easier by Partnering with Attainia and Revit
Healthcare construction and renovation projects are complex, with innumerable details that must be planned and executed correctly in order to achieve success. To make this process easier, Helmer Scientific has partnered with Attainia, Inc. , an industry leading source for...
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