Compounding IV medications is a burdensome manual process that carries considerable risks. As hospitals care for more acute inpatients, the demand for IV medications is on the rise. With an eye on ...

Ensuring clinically sound, cost-effective medication therapy is a critical function of pharmacists. Yet addressing the costly and potentially dangerous process of sterile IV compounding—one of the ...

In early 2024, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) reported a record 323 active drug shortages, many affecting sterile injectable medications. This situation was exacerbated later ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One of the largest producers of IV fluids and dialysis solutions in the world is struggling. Baxter International’s North Carolina factory was hit hard by Hurricane Helene ...

Two compounding pharmacies recall drugs to prevent patient infections. March 20, 2013— -- Showing extra caution after the fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 40 people who'd received tainted ...

On May 15, 2025, the State Medical Board of Ohio, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and the Ohio Board of Nursing (collectively, the “Boards”) jointly issued a significant regulatory statement (the ...

Anesthesiologists often have to use intravenous and epidural medication packaged in large sizes, because this is the only way to purchase the medication from drug manufacturers. If given in full to a ...

Despite a continuing shortage of saline solution among hospitals, safety concerns make it prohibitive for hospitals to compound their own solutions, says a quality executive with the American Society ...

Compounding is the act of mixing, combining, or altering ingredients to tailor a medication to an individual’s needs. Generally, compounding a medication is done by a licensed pharmacist, a licensed ...

The Robotic IV Automation (RIVA) system manufactured by Intelligent Hospital Systems has safely and accurately prepared more than 1 million medication doses globally since its introduction in 2008.

More than 7,300 patients at a San Diego-area hospital may have been exposed to infection from contaminated medications last year, state records show. The problems were traced to the compounding ...

Intravenous (IV) compounding safety has garnered recent attention as a result of high-profile incidents, awareness efforts from the safety community, and increasingly ...