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Leveraging Sterile Compounding Technology and Removing Barriers to Improve Safety

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And one of the highest areas of opportunity for human error is in the sterile compounding process. The guidelines recognize IV workflow management systems as the minimum safety standard for preparing compounded preparations and IV robotics are recommended for high volume, large batch preparations.

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Elevating Sterile Compounding Accuracy

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Terri Albarano, PharmD Director, Autonomous Pharmacy, Omnicell Sterile compounding safety is one of the biggest challenges for the pharmacy supply chain. Health systems are expected to compound IV preparations with increasingly complex regulations, rising drug costs, and supply disruptions. Injectable medications cause 1.2

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Why IV Automation Is Critical for Sterile Compounding

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Stephanie Gallagher, PharmD, MBA Senior Clinical Product Marketing Manager, Omnicell Imagine if Amazon lost one out of every 10 packages. So why, as clinicians, are we not focused on improving the documented one in 10 inaccuracies in sterile compounded products? Or the airlines lost 10% of passenger bags.

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Adopting Automation Supports Safer, More Efficient Sterile Compounding

Omnicell

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Central Pharmacy Dispensing Services, Omnicell As disruption and uncertainty in the supply of IV medications from outsourced compounding facilities continues, health system pharmacies should reevaluate how they are managing sterile compounding needs. 23 at 1 pm ET.

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Driving Safety and Savings Through System-Wide Sterile Compounding Automation

Omnicell

David Webster Director of Acute Care Pharmacy Operations, University of Rochester Medical Center Sterile compounding is one of the most high risk, high cost areas of medication management. Manual compounding is fraught with error, studies indicating 1 in 10 IVs are not prepared according to guidelines.

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Driving Pharmacy Value Through Robotics and Connected Technology

Omnicell

Dennis Wright, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell As health systems navigate escalating staff shortages and increasingly complex drug therapies, the need for a high-performing pharmacy has never been greater. Read more about the Omnicell-AHN Partnership in this week’s press release.

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Omnicell Unveils Groundbreaking Robotic Compounding Technology in Winter 2022 Release

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Dennis Wright Senior Director, Product Marketing, Omnicell For more than 15 years, IV robotics has proven efficacy in safe and efficient sterile compounding, but market adoption has been limited. Our engineering team scoured through design ideas and broke down all the compounded activities into individual tasks.