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The Big Little Things, Part II: Port Disinfection Subsystem

Posted on September 23, 2014

By Walter Eliuk, P.Eng. RIVA is a fully automated IV compounding system that produces IV bag and syringe medications in a Hospital pharmacy. The Port Disinfection Subsystem (PDS) is a powerful feature unique to RIVA. This feature helps to assure reliable aseptic processing of compounded products. A state-of-the-art UV light source is used to disinfect... Read more

Improving Medication Safety Helps Control Costs

Posted on July 28, 2014

By Niels Erik Hansen, PhD If ongoing news reports of pharmacy product contaminations, recalls and patient injuries aren’t enough to prompt reforms to reduce errors in the compounding of IV medications, a study published late last year — which shows the significant cost burden hospitals bear from IV medication errors — should be. The report,... Read more

Sanitizing Aseptic Compounding Consumables

Posted on July 2, 2014

Craig A. Boyce , RPh All consumables entering into an ISO-7 buffer zone must be sanitized by saturating the object with sterile isopropyl alcohol (sIPA) and wiping, leaving an adequate residual amount of sIPA so that the object remains wet for at least 30 seconds to kill viable organisms. Upon introduction into the ISO-5 zone,... Read more

The Big Little Things, Part II: Port Disinfection Subsystem

Improving Medication Safety Helps Control Costs

Sanitizing Aseptic Compounding Consumables

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