CSP Kits
Hardy Diagnostics offers HardyVal CSP Media kits to help assess the risk of microbial contamination of your CSP’s according to the USP Chapter <797> requirements for media-fill challenge testing. Available in high-, medium-, and low-risk levels, each kit includes a test results log sheet and offers a technical insert describing proper monitoring of environmental surfaces and air quality in sterile compounding areas for compliance with USP Chapter <797>. Each test kit certifies one technician. A Random Testing Kit is also available to complete the line of products.

Hardy Diagnostics visit www.hardydiagnostics.com

Technology Life Cycle Management
Rubbermaid Medical Solutions (RMS) announces the availability of its Life Cycle Management Services offering. Among other features, the services include needs assessment, pilot programs, integration, training, service plans, green disposal of batteries, and product upgrades. Offered individually, the services are extended to all RMS product offerings, including medication carts, wall-mounted workstations, and transfer and exchange carts. The Life Cycle Management Services include onsite service the next business day, service call backs within two hours, help desk support, and a dedicated technical account manager and field engineer.

Rubbermaid Medical Solutions visit www.rubbermaidmedical.com

Diversion and Counterfeiting Website
NanoGuardian, a division of NanoInk, has launched a new website dedicated to providing useful information and resources to fight diversion and counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals. The site also provides detailed information on NanoGuardian’s on-dose brand protection solution: NanoEncryption technology, and proactive market-monitoring program: Closed-Loop Protection. Continuous updates on new reports of counterfeited and illegally diverted products in the marketplace are also available on the website.

NanoInk, Inc visit www.nanoguardian.net

Refrigerated Incubators
SANYO Commercial Solutions, Biomedical Division introduces its newly redesigned refrigerated incubator series. SANYO’s up­graded MIR series offers a wide variety of temperature range, humidity and lighting patterns, which aid in research and testing. The MIR series include LCD control features such as delayed programmed operation, data logging, and 24-hour mode. Each unit features modern rounded corner design with reversible door, excellent temperature uniformity and a gentle airflow to reduce medium drying-up.

SANYO Commercial Solutions visit www.sanyobiomedical.com

Pill Reminder
The Dose-Alert device from Pharmaceutical Direct, Inc is a reminder timer designed to help  people follow time-sensitive routines, improve patient medication compliance and increase prescription refill rates. The small, light device can be permanently affixed to a pillbox or the top of any pill bottle cap by peeling off the adhesive backing. When a prescription is refilled, the bottle cap with the affixed Dose-Alert can be transferred easily onto the new refill bottle. It includes a large digital clock, an alarm with an adjustable time interval, and a replaceable lithium battery.

Pharmaceutical Direct, Inc visit www.dose-alert.com


Robotic Chemotherapy Admixture System
Devon Robotics has been announced as exclusive distributor and licensee of Health Robotics’ CytoCare robot in North America. CytoCare is a fully automated robotic system for the safe preparation of hazardous, patient-specific cancer therapy medications and intravenous admixtures. CytoCare eliminates human handling of these drugs during preparation and safely identifies loaded drugs via bar code, weighs IV solutions for accuracy, reconstitutes powdered drugs, and discards all toxic wastes. This technology, combined with proprietary software, helps CytoCare produce up to five times as many doses per hour as a manual process. The system is ISO Class 5 certified and USP <797>-compliant, and uses the same space requirements as a standard chemotherapy hood.

Devon Robotics visit www.devonrobotics.com

Wall Storage Panels
Medicus Health introduces their new Ready­Space wall storage panels, which allow for vertical storage, help improve workflow, and free up valuable bench space. Framed louvered panels eliminate sharp edges and keep supplies highly visible and readily available. The panels are easy to mount, in­clude a wall bracket with keyhole slots for proper alignment, and have a maximum weight capacity of 50 lbs. The panels are available with or without stack-and-hang storage bins.

Medicus Health visit www.medicus-health.com

Pharmaceutical Waste Identification System
PharmWaste Technologies, Inc (PTI) announces the availability of version 4.9 for their Waste-ID software suite. Waste-ID is a commercial grade software package that assists pharmacies in identifying which pharmaceuticals are hazardous waste by RCRA and BMP guidelines. In addition to the standard software outputs, users also have access to valuable website features at no extra charge. PTI’s online MSDS search feature grants users access to thousands of pharmaceutical MSDS’s, and their online Return Goods Policy allows the user to view a pharmaceutical companies’ return goods policy in real time, helping to determine if a drug is creditable or non-creditable.

PharmWaste Technologies, Inc visit www.pwaste.com

Toxicology Poisoning and Drug Overdose Reference                                                                Gold Standard Inc has re-launched ToxED, an updated and revised electronic clinical toxicology reference that provides quick access to concise information at the point-of-care for the diagnosis and treatment of poisonings, drug overdoses, and exposure to chemicals and hazardous  waste. Based on the toxicology manual, Clinical Manage­ment of Poisoning and Drug Overdose, ToxED has easy drop-down navigation, quick summaries, and detailed, actionable treatment recommendations, sources, and rationales. The site is divided into three sections and focuses on emergency management principles, specific agents and treatments, and environmental and occupational toxicology. Gold Standard IncCircle reader service 48 or visit www.goldstandard.com Environmental Surface Cleaner Williams Medical Company announces Accel TB, an EPA registered intermediate level disinfectant that is safe and fast acting with a broad spectrum kill. It is based on Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide technology (AHP), a blend of commonly used, safe ingredients that, when combined with low levels of hydrogen peroxide, dramatically increases its germicidal potency and cleaning performance. This ready to use disinfectant is compatible with a list of common materials, including 316 & 304 stainless steel, natural & silicone rubber, and most plastics. Accel TB is for use on environmental surfaces in pharmaceutical clean rooms, compounding pharmacies, labs and other GMP facilities.

Williams Medical Company visit www.williamsmedical.com

Drug Authentication Solution                                                                                            InfraTrac announces the launch of an authentication solution for hospital pharmacies. The system uses near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to check formulated medications for right drug, right dose. InfraTrac makes it possible to test directly through the IV bag or syringe, with no pouring or risk of contamination. The system includes a handheld spectrometer, enabling pharmacists to verify compounded medications or batch solutions, in seconds. Currently optimized for powders and pills, it is also capable of tracking liquids.

InfraTrac visit www.infratrac.com