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September 2024

Drug Cost Software Partnership
Bluesight and Pfizer Hospital partner with the goal of enhancing purchasing of short-dated medications through Bluesight’s CostCheck software. Their... Read more
Video Conferencing System
The BUD System from Performance Assurance Systems enables video conferencing for classified spaces in pharmacy. Its two-way communication is always on... Read more
Drug Shortage Management
Angels for Change, a global non-profit dedicated to ending drug shortages, presents the organization’s 2024 Drug Shortage Guardian Award to Fresenius... Read more
Impactor for Automated Microbial Air Sampling
The BioCapt Single-Use AutoM Microbial Impactor from Particle Measuring Systems and Pharma Integration is designed to increase the reliability and repeatability... Read more
IV Workflow Management
Wolters Kluwer Health collaborates with ConsortiEX to offer Assure-Trak IV Workflow Management in the Simplifi+ suite for compounding compliance. Known... Read more

July 2024

Outsourced Compounding Anniversary
Pine Pharmaceuticals is celebrating ten years as a registered 503B facility. During the past decade, the company has expanded its product offerings to... Read more
Diversion Prevention Assessment Tool
Bluesight and ASHP collaboratively launch the Controlled Substances Diversion Prevention Program (CSDPP) assessment tool. Key functionalities of the tool... Read more
Automated Tablet Cutter
Swisslog Healthcare launches the ezCUT Automated Tablet Cutter in collaboration with JVM Manufacturing. To streamline pharmacy workflows and processing,... Read more
Collaboration for Denosumab Biosimilar Candidate
Alvotech and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announce they have entered into a license and supply agreement for the commercialization of AVT03, Alvotech’s... Read more
Sterile Potassium Alum, USP
Focus Health Group announces Sterile Potassium Alum USP, a sterilized chemical compound. This product is designed to save hours of labor for hospital pharmacy... Read more
Supply Chain Management
TraceLink’s technology is designed to enhance pharmacy supply chain efficiency by offering supplier collaboration across transactions. Its network... Read more

June 2024

Medication Safety Partnership
International Medical Industries, Inc (IMI) partners with Grifols in an aim to ensure the security and integrity of compounded medications by combining... Read more
HD Wipe Sampling Kit
The ChemoGLO Wipe Kit is a hazardous drug (HD) surface wipe sampling kit that can test multiple wipe areas for up to 24 of the most commonly used HDs,... Read more
New Injectable Products
Baxter International expands its pharmaceuticals portfolio with new injectable product launches. Norepinephrine bitartrate in 5% dextrose injection in... Read more
Colony Enumeration Proficiency Assessment
Pure Proficiency’s Colony Enumeration Proficiency Assessment kit, by Pure Microbiology, is a proficiency test that provides an assessment without... Read more
Multi-Year Innovation Program
Omnicell announces XT Amplify, a multi-year innovation program that is intended to maximize value for facilities utilizing Omnicell’s XT Automated... Read more
Naloxone Hydrochloride Nasal Spray
Amneal Pharmaceuticals announces the availability of over-the-counter naloxone hydrochloride (naloxone HCI) nasal spray, USP, 4 mg, following Abbreviated... Read more
Upgradeable Label System with RFID Integration
CODONICS introduces the Safe Label System SLS 600i, designed for medication safety. Equipped with updated technology, the system can offer hospitals an... Read more
Shoe Covers and Dispensers
Shoe covers, dispensers, and removers from Shoe Cover Magic are designed to protect pharmacy staff members who work with hazardous materials by ensuring... Read more
Leadership Institute for Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) announces a collaboration with the Pharmacy Leadership and Education Institute (PLEI) to introduce a leadership... Read more
Paper Tube Pill Vial
The Tully Tube by Parcel Health is a paper tube pill vial with automation compatibility. Engineered from sustainably sourced paper, the Tully Tube uses... Read more
Fluorescein Injection, USP
Long Grove Pharmaceuticals has reached a distribution agreement with the US FDA Office of Drug Shortages to make available existing inventory of AK-FLUOR,... Read more
Medication Carts
Metro’s Lionville medication carts are constructed to enable efficient medication storage and/or distribution. With a lightweight design, the carts... Read more
Boxed Warning Software Upgrade
Rpharmy announces an upgrade to the user experience (UX) of its BlackboxRX solution, an online database of medication boxed safety warnings. The system... Read more

May 2024

Notification System for Kits and Trays
AmerisourceBergen offers a new feature for its medication tray solution users. An updated system provides daily email alerts notifying staff of any recalled... Read more
Complex Generic Fluorometholone Ophthalmic Suspension
Amneal Pharmaceuticals announces the launch and US FDA approval of fluorometholone ophthalmic suspension, USP, 0.1%. The product received 180-day competitive... Read more
HEPA Filter Testing Services
The PASport System from Performance Assurance Systems is designed by pharmacists to validate the HEPA filter function to help maintain sterility. The system... Read more
Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer
PHC Corporation of North America launches a new model of the PHCbi brand VIP ECO SMART ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezer. The MDF-DU703VHA-PA unit offers... Read more
Pharmacy Floor Mat
The Walk-N-Clean floor mat from RxShelving features a sticky pad mounted on a non-skid polypropylene backing. Containing 30% recycled materials, the mats... Read more
RFID-Powered Tracking
The IntelliGuard Pharmacy Station is a pharmacy workstation that aims to deliver data integrity and accuracy throughout the healthcare system. Pharmacy... Read more
Large-Volume Infusion Pump and Safety Software
Baxter’s Novum IQ Infusion Platform has received US FDA 510(k) clearance and now offers large-volume and syringe infusion smart pumps on an integrated... Read more
Tamper Evident Caps
IMI’s Prep-Lock tamper evident caps function as a deterrent to potential tampering or misuse. Given that drugs are prepared in a variety of container... Read more
Exhaust Filter
Sentry Air Systems introduces the Exhaust Filter Box, a versatile solution that complements existing exhaust hood setups by adding filtration for fume... Read more
Pharmacy Prescription Filling Device
Capsa Healthcare announces the updated KL1Plus pharmacy prescription filling device, now powered by Capsa’s Aura platform. KL1Plus offers a suite... Read more
Generic Injectable Medications
Avenacy launches two new products in the US: fosaprepitant for injection and fulvestrant injection. Fosaprepitant for injection is a generic alternative... Read more
Bar Code Labeling Software
Pearson Medical Technologies announces the release of the new m:Print bar code labeling software version 4.0, with 1-Click Print technology. The system... Read more
Reverse Distribution Services
Pharma Logistics helps increase the return value of expired pharmaceuticals while maintaining strict adherence to regulatory guidelines. The company announces... Read more
Manual Unit Dose Packaging System
Health Care Logistics provides the EZ Grid System manual unit dose packaging system to help achieve precise label-to-blister alignment when repackaging... Read more
Drug Diversion Surveillance System
The Drug Diversion Surveillance solution from Protenus identifies and helps prevent clinical drug diversion incidents that can occur within healthcare... Read more

April 2024

Drug Diversion Monitoring System
ControlCheck, Bluesight’s drug diversion monitoring solution, offers efficiency in confirming cases of drug diversion. Data from a newly released... Read more
Cyclophosphamide for Injection
Fresenius Kabi introduces cyclophosphamide for injection, a generic substitute for Cytoxan, for use in treating several forms of cancer and minimal change... Read more
Potassium Phosphates Injection, USP
Amneal Pharmaceuticals launches an FDA-approved potassium phosphates injection, USP. The injection is indicated as a source of phosphorus in intravenous... Read more
Automated Packaging System
Capsa Healthcare announces the NexPak automated packaging system, which aims to provide an efficient staging process and organized medication administration... Read more
340B Software
RxBenefits presents Optimize 340B, a solution designed to help maximize the value of 340B on the prescription plans of hospitals and grantees. The product... Read more
Behavioral Monitoring for Drug Diversion
Imprivata offers behavioral monitoring for drug diversion intelligence, combining artificial intelligence and machine learning to uncover diversion and... Read more
Best Practices Virtual Training
To gain the ability to insource cleanroom testing, attend an environmental monitoring virtual training program from CriticalPoint. Attendees will learn... Read more
Quality Review Report
A new quality review edition of The Surveyor from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) includes insights and analysis from surveys of pharmacy... Read more
Pharmacy Storage Cabinets
Rx Shelving offers an American-made narcotics cabinet designed for secure storage in the health system setting. Featuring a continuous piano hinge, all-welded... Read more
Tablet Splitter
Swisslog Healthcare offers the ezCUT tablet splitter, which is designed to accurately split tablets to fulfill prescriptions of half strength. Designed... Read more
Outsourced Sterile Compounding
Hikma 503B is an FDA-registered outsourced sterile compounding business focused on providing quality, ready-to-administer injectable medications that are... Read more
Packer Bottles, Threaded Caps, and Pressure Seal Liners
Packer Bottles from Health Care Logistics provide an all-in-one solid drug packaging solution so users can avoid purchasing and storing bulk items separately.... Read more
Diversion Software
Wolters Kluwer Health is expanding its Sentri7 clinical surveillance suite to include the Sentri7 drug diversion solution, formerly Flowlytics from Invistics.... Read more
Funding for Pharmacy Technician Training
PTCB, a pharmacy technician credentialing organization, has announced the most recent recipients of the Partnership Funds Program. Initiated in 2019, this... Read more
Safety and Storage Cabinet
The Safety Station from HEMCO is a multi-purpose drench shower, eye/face wash, and safety supply storage cabinet. It is ideal for locations wherein staff... Read more
Child Resistant Cold-Form Blisters
Keystone Folding Box Co., a designer and manufacturer of paperboard packaging solutions, introduces an F=1 version of its Key-Pak child-resistant blister... Read more

March 2024

Posaconazole Injection
Fresenius Kabi introduces the posaconazole injection, a generic substitute for Noxafil, for use in treating or preventing serious fungal infections in... Read more
Ready-to-Use IV Bags
Amneal Pharmaceuticals announces the addition of ready-to-use IV bags to its biosciences portfolio. Offering products such as biosimilars and multi-source... Read more
Partnership for Treatment of ALS
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Coya Therapeutics have entered into a development and license agreement for the development and commercialization of... Read more
Bivalirudin for Injection
Avenacy, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on supplying critical injectable medications, has launched bivalirudin for injection. The medication... Read more
Continuing Education
CriticalPoint, a TRC Healthcare company, offers a variety of accredited continuing education, eLearnings, and virtual training programs to help pharmacies... Read more

February 2024

Viable Air and Surface Sampling Course for Sterile Compounding
The Eagleson Institute, a life science training resource, offers a new course on viable air and surface sampling, emphasizing appropriate sampling locations... Read more
Prescription Fulfillment
Capsa Healthcare announces an expansion into high volume/high speed prescription fulfillment operations by leveraging its recent investments in global... Read more
Cold Storage Line
Helmer Scientific announces the completion of the GX Solutions Cold Storage product line expansion with the launch of GX Solutions Ultra Low Temperature... Read more
Chemotherapy Medication Partnership
Long Grove Pharmaceuticals is expanding its product offerings through an in-licensing of cyclophosphamide for injection, USP from Sunny Pharmtech. Cyclophosphamide... Read more
HD Compounding System
Equashield launches the Mundus Mini HD, a compounding solution designed to incorporate safety, quality, and efficiency into the process of automated compounding... Read more
Automation Technologies
Swisslog Healthcare, a provider of pharmacy and transport automation solutions, offers several automation solutions for medication packaging, storage,... Read more
Microbial Growth Identification
Eagle Analytical Services provides solutions for monitoring and controlling microorganisms in controlled environments. Tryptic soy agar (TSA) contact and... Read more
Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer
PHCbi brand VIP ECO series ultra-low temperature chest freezers are made to provide reliable, precise temperatures for safe, long-term storage of high-value... Read more
Admixture Device
The addition of the Vial2Bag Advanced 13mm admixture device from West Pharmaceutical Services complements the existing Vial2Bag Advanced 20mm admixture... Read more
Diversion Prevention System
WasteWitness from PharmID is a comprehensive solution that uses Raman spectroscopy, AI-powered risk assessment, and a real-time dashboard to help organizations... Read more
IV Bag Recycling Pilot
Baxter announces the completion of the first phase of its IV bag recycling program pilot. Launched in conjunction with Northwestern Medicine in Chicago,... Read more
RFID Tagged Medication Compatibility
Health Care Logistics (HCL) and AmerisourceBergen collaborate to enable users of AmerisourceBergen’s RFID tagged products to take advantage... Read more
Drug Diversion Study Results
The State of Drug Diversion 2023 Report from Wolters Kluwer Heath examines drug diversion programs from the view of healthcare executives, pharmacists,... Read more

January 2024

Automated Dispensing Service
The Central Pharmacy Dispensing Service from Omnicell can be utilized to address labor challenges and improve clinical and financial outcomes. As labor... Read more
Sterile Chemo Gown
Acute Care Pharmaceuticals presents a sterile chemo gown for ISO-Class 5 cleanrooms, which is manufactured to be compliant with current USP <800>... Read more
RFID Labeled Medication
Fresenius Kabi announces +RFID smart labels for Diprivan (propofol) Injectable Emulsion, USP, 200 mg per 20 mL in single-dose vials, sold in the United... Read more
New US Facility for Premix Bag
Xellia Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the US FDA for the manufacture of premix bag products at its facility in Cleveland, Ohio. Production... Read more
Refrigeration Information Center
The i.C3 Advanced Information Center from Helmer Scientific has passed cybersecurity vulnerability testing in conformity with UL 2900-2-1 connected medical... Read more
Calcium Gluconate Injection
Somerset Pharma, LLC, a US-based pharmaceutical company specializing in sterile injectables and ophthalmic products, announces the introduction of calcium... Read more

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