AIMC Topic: Pharmacy Service, Hospital

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Microbiological validation of a robot for the sterile compounding of injectable non-hazardous medications in a hospital environment.

European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
OBJECTIVES: To design and execute a comprehensive microbiological validation protocol to assess a brand-new sterile compounding robot in a hospital pharmacy environment, according to ISO and EU GMP standards.

Microbiological performance of a robotic system for aseptic compounding of cytostatic drugs.

European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences
BACKGROUND: Compounding of cytostatic drugs requires strict aseptic procedures, while exposure to toxic drugs and repetitive manual movements should be minimized. Furthermore, reuse of vials is desirable to lower the costs. To assess if all this migh...

Robotic dispensing improves patient safety, inventory management, and staff satisfaction in an outpatient hospital pharmacy.

Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Implementation of robotic systems in outpatient hospital pharmacies is uncommon. Other than cost, 1 of the barriers to widespread adoption is the lack of definitive evidence that this technology actually reduces dispen...

Robotic i.v. medication compounding: Recommendations from the international community of APOTECAchemo users.

American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
PURPOSE: The development of recommendations for advancing automated i.v. medication compounding is described.

An Ambient Intelligence Framework for End-User Service Provisioning in a Hospital Pharmacy: a Case Study.

Journal of medical systems
End-user development is a new trend to provide tailored services to dynamic environments such as hospitals. These services not only facilitate daily work for pharmacy personnel but also improve self-care in elder people that are still related to hosp...

[Implementation of a robot for the preparation of antineoplastic drugs in the Pharmacy Service].

Farmacia hospitalaria : organo oficial de expresion cientifica de la Sociedad Espanola de Farmacia Hospitalaria
OBJECTIVE: To describe the implementation of a robot for the preparation of antineoplastic drugs in the Pharmacy Service and to be able to analyze the added value to pharmacotherapy.

Assessment of surveys for the management of hospital clinical pharmacy services.

Artificial intelligence in medicine
OBJECTIVE: Survey data sets are important sources of data, and their successful exploitation is of key importance for informed policy decision-making. We present how a survey analysis approach initially developed for customer satisfaction research in...

Environmental contamination, product contamination and workers exposure using a robotic system for antineoplastic drug preparation.

Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners
Environmental contamination, product contamination and technicians exposure were measured following preparation of iv bags with cyclophosphamide using the robotic system CytoCare. Wipe samples were taken inside CytoCare, in the clean room environment...

Patient prioritization for pharmaceutical intervention in the hospital setting: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

The International journal of pharmacy practice
OBJECTIVES: Prioritization of patients requiring pharmaceutical intervention is critical given limited resources. Data from pharmacy software could be used to target patients. This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to describe the method impl...

Relationship between medication regimen complexity and pharmacist engagement in fluid stewardship.

American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
PURPOSE: The medication regimen complexity intensive care unit (MRC-ICU) score has previously been associated with pharmacist workload and fluid overload. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of MRC-ICU score with pharmacist-dr...