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To better protect precious or irreplaceable patient samples, safeguard expensive and sensitive vaccines / medications, or store reagents and controls that are critical to patient care, the adoption of Medical-grade equipment continues to increase in prevalence.

The CDC continues to push for tighter guidelines around proper vaccine storage and handling. The vaccine cold-chain is crucial in ensuring vaccine safety and efficacy. Healthcare organizations storing and administering vaccines play an important role in maintaining the...

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Vaccines are an essential part of eradicating and preventing disease. The loss of precious vaccines is costly not only to patients but also providers. One refrigerator full of damaged vaccine can cost a practice upwards of $40,000....

For the fifth consecutive year, the ASHP Foundation, has published the Pharmacy Forecast report which is designed to propel pharmacy practice leadership. The report was featured in a session last week at the ASHP Midyear conference.

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The CDC Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit can seem a little overwhelming. Alex Evans, PharmD, CGP, spent an hour with us to walk through how to safely and effectively store and manage your vaccines through appropriate temperature monitoring, cold storage...

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Dormitory style refrigerators have not been allowed for long-term vaccine storage since 2009, however, they were allowed for short-term use (less than a day) until 2013. By the end of 2013 vaccine programs across the country strictly prohibited the use of...

Helmer Scientific, a leading supplier of cold storage and processing equipment, has announced that their -30ºC Laboratory and Plasma Freezer line is now available in a 115 volt electrical configuration. The new configuration is in addition to the existing 208/230 volt...

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In 2012 the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service conducted a study where they measured vaccine refrigerator and freezer temperatures at over 45 locations across the country in order to assess storage conditions.

The new general chapter, USP 800 Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings, has created a lot of confusion around what types of refrigerators are suitable for the hazardous drug room. Although there is no universal standard for an USP 800 compliant refrigerator, there are some...

The 2016-207 influenza season is upon us. Providers are expected to receive approximately 160 million doses of flu vaccine across the United States. The following tips will help you get your practice ready for the upcoming flu season.