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Top Pharmacy Blog Posts 2017

Posted on Feb 02, 2018 by Miranda Schroeder

We rounded up our top pharmacy blog posts for 2017. Pharmacists were reading about USP General Chapter 797, USP General Chapter 800, and vaccine storage. Our customers help us stay on the forefront of what is happening in the pharmacy, so we can continue to deliver superior...

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CDC Releases the 2018 Vaccine Storage & Handling Toolkit

Posted on Jan 25, 2018 by Miranda Schroeder

In 2012 The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services measured vaccine temperatures at various locations across the country to assess storage conditions. During a 2 week period, they found that 76% of the 45 selected providers had vaccines exposed to inappropriate temperatures...

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Utilizing LEAN Concepts to Drive Refrigerated Medication Safety

Posted on Jan 11, 2018 by Miranda Schroeder

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...

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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute uses Helmer Scientific Refrigerators for the Safe Storage of Temperature Sensitive Medications

Posted on Jan 04, 2018 by Miranda Schroeder

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...

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Creating the Future of Pharmacy: ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting

Posted on Nov 28, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

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...

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FDA Helps Guide Parents and Caregivers on Vaccinating Children

Posted on Nov 21, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

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...

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Private Clinics in Hong Kong will Face Random Inspections after Providers were found to be Storing Vaccines in Household Freezers

Posted on Nov 14, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

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.

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Your Quick Hit List of CDC Vaccine Refrigerator and Freezer Requirements

Posted on Oct 20, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

The CDC Vaccine Storage and Handling toolkit provides need to know information on safely and effectively storing vaccines. The toolkit outlines specific features for refrigerators and freezers being used for vaccine storage. Here is a quick hit list to ensure you are using...

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What Makes a Medical-grade Refrigerator the Safe Bet for Vaccine Storage?

Posted on Oct 10, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) continues to push for proper the storage and handling of vaccines. Medical-grade cold storage plays an extremely important role in meeting the CDC vaccine storage and handling guidelines with ease and confidence. There are very specific...

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October is American Pharmacists Month

Posted on Oct 05, 2017 by Miranda Schroeder

Each October, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA)celebrates the accomplishments of pharmacists and their ever increasing role on the patient care team. The month focuses on educating patients, the public, policy makers, and other healthcare professionals about the...

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