The CDC recommends the use of purpose-built or pharmaceutical-grade units designed to either refrigerate or freeze. These units can be compact, under-the-counter style or large upright refrigerator units.
Read more »Vaccine Storage: The Best of 2019
Helmer Scientific has gathered the top ten vaccine related blog posts from 2019. Vaccine storage and handling topics include influenza season, the CDC toolkit, temperature monitoring, and routine maintenance tips. Helmer’s goal is to continue to educate and inform you on all...
Read more »CDC’s Influenza Update for 2019 – 2020
One of the most important safeguards for the nation's vaccine supply is proper storage and handling. This is especially important during flu season. The CDC recently released a program highlighting the keys to maintaining the vaccine cold chain in your facility.
Read more »Helmer Sustainability: An Interview with Troy Rector
Recently, Helmer Scientific was awarded the Environmental Excellence Award for Pollution Prevention during the 2019 Indiana Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence. I sat down with Troy Rector, Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Helmer Scientific, to...
Read more »CE Opportunity: The Pink Book Webinar Series
Over the Course of 2019, the CDC provided a 15-part webinar series with an overview of the principles of vaccination, general recommendations, immunization strategies for providers, and specific information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them.
Read more »Helmer Scientific to Showcase New Products at MEDICA 2019 International Trade Fair
At Helmer Scientific, we are looking forward to exhibiting at MEDICA 2019. Held annually in Düsseldorf, Germany, MEDICA is the world’s leading medical trade fair. This year’s exhibition dates are November 18 - 21. Visit Helmer in Hall 3 at Stand F86 to see our NEW Pro Line...
Read more »The Influence of Storage Temperature on Vaccines & Medications
Alex Evans, PharmD, CGP, from Pharmaceutical Compliance gives us a behind the scenes look into the importance of vaccine storage temperatures and how they affect vaccine and medication potency. Not only does he provide us resources and anecdotes from previous research studies,...
Read more »Important considerations in choosing a refrigerator/freezer temperature monitoring device
In this blog post, Alex Evans, PharmD, CGP, from Pharmaceutical Compliance gives us an important look into temperature monitoring for pharmaceutical grade refrigerators and freezers.
The temperature monitoring device (TMD) being used to ensure the viability of the refrigerated...
Read more »Mechanisms of Vaccine and Refrigerated Medication Degradation
Storage of vaccinations and other refrigerated or frozen medications outside recommended temperatures can cause irreversible loss of potency and ultimately treatment failure. With vaccines, the risks can be even higher because the patient and provider will both think they are...
Read more »How Storage Temperature Impacts Vaccine Degradation
In this blog post, Alex Evans, PharmD, CGP, from Pharmaceutical Compliance gives us an important look into the impace of vaccine storage temperatures.
An often neglected but extremely important part of the pharmacy is the medical-grade refrigerator. It is used to store your...
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