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1st in Europe at the Lille University Hospital – A robot for the preparation of injectable chemotherapies

Posted on June 9, 2021

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Lille University Hospital will be the first hospital in Europe to prepare chemotherapy with the RIVA ™ robot

Posted on July 23, 2020

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ARxIUM Announces RIVA Surpasses 10 Million Dose Milestone

Posted on December 3, 2019

(Buffalo Grove, Illinois – December 3, 2019) – ARxIUM, a global provider of industry-leading pharmacy automation, workflow and inventory management solutions, today announced its RIVA systems have accurately and safely prepared more than 10 million IV doses across all global installations. This significant milestone represents the production of patient-specific and batch IV doses of syringes... Read more

ARxIUM Introduces cGMP IV Compounding System for 503B Facilities

Posted on November 28, 2018

Company to host demonstrations of new RIVA system at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition December 3-5 (WINNIPEG, Manitoba – November 28, 2018) – ARxIUM, a global provider of industry-leading pharmacy automation, workflow and consulting solutions, today announced the launch of its cGMP RIVA IV compounding system for 503B central-fill, hospital and outsourcing pharmacies. As... Read more

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RIVA Product Life Cycle Champions

Posted on December 6, 2017

By Irene Wasilewski, Product Support Specialist RIVA, a fully automated IV compounding system, is used by hospital pharmacies to automatically and accurately prepare IV syringes and bags. RIVA came into the market at a time when there were very few robots assisting in IV compounding. As with any new concept or technology, RIVA required the... Read more

Dispelling Myths about I.V. Automation

Posted on December 6, 2017

By Irene Wasilewski, Product Support Specialist Most hospital pharmacies will likely say they would be interested in adding IV automation, but… Read more

FastPak Elite in your hospital

Posted on December 5, 2017

By KJ Delaney, Application Consultant The hospital pharmacy can be a home to heightened stress levels, organized chaos, and a symphony of movement. There is rarely downtime to the workflow that is constantly being called to your attention. The phone is ringing, the IVs need to be made, the orders need to be entered, and... Read more

Safety and Capacity: A winning combination with Automated Dispensing Cabinets

Posted on December 4, 2017

By Craig Barton, Pharmacy Consultant With the demands for decreasing turn-around times for medication administration, pharmacies struggle to provide quick access to medications while safely storing and administering those medications. The good news is; Automated Dispensing Cabinets have helped facilitate this effort for more than 25 years by placing medications closer to nurses and their... Read more

RIVA User Group 2017

Posted on August 31, 2017

By Irene Wasilewski, Application Consultant ARxIUM recently held its annual RIVA User Group at the ARxIUM office in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Nineteen hospitals participated in the two-day sessions and discussed maximizing RIVA utilization, RIVA support, regulatory updates and more. Craig Boyce, RPh, one of the Pharmacy Systems Consultants at ARxIUM, organized and led the event. Read more

Innovative Pharmacy Solutions…from our customers

Posted on August 23, 2017

By KJ Delaney, Application Consultant As an Application Consultant, I get to travel across the United States and Canada. I get to visit all sorts of hospitals and pharmacy sites. I get to meet new people, and visit with old acquaintances. From time to time I get to teach them. But on one of my... Read more