Even in the best systems things occasionally go wrong, acknowledges Birgit Tans, Specialist Compounding Pharmacist, University Hospitals Leuven. When a serious incident occurred in her hospital, it prompted […]
At University Hospitals, Leuven the process for managing hazardous drugs from prescription to disposal is carefully controlled. At every stage, well-planned procedures minimise the risks of occupational exposure […]
Working with HMPs calls for safe systems to minimise the risks of occupational exposure for staff. However, monitoring of contamination must also be undertaken to check that systems […]
The European Commission guidance document has been designed to lead users through issues relevant to their areas of practice when it comes to handling hazardous drugs, says Dr […]
The European Commission Guidance for the safe management of hazardous medicinal products at work provides comprehensive instructions on how to handle hazardous medicinal products from identification to administration […]
Plastic syringes that are widely-used for administration of medications, require lubrication with silicone oil in order to work smoothly. However, silicone oil can migrate into the drug solution […]
The provision of ready-to-administer bevacizumab syringes makes administration safer and quicker but finding a source of suitable syringes remains a challenge, says Dr Philip Chennell (Pharmacy Quality Control […]
Storage of bevacizumab injection solution in cross-linked silicone syringes was associated with less particle formation than when conventional polypropylene syringes were used, according to Dr Philip Chennell (Pharmacy […]
Plastic syringes that are widely-used for administration of medications, require lubrication with silicone oil in order to work smoothly. However, silicone oil can migrate into the drug solution […]
Marsha Showman and Reena Patel (Leeds Health and Care Partnership) presented a poster describing how utilisation of health services was improved when people with long term conditions, including […]
In his keynote lecture Richard Cattell, Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, asked pharmacists to do three things: Make their voices heard in the development of the NHS 10-year plan […]
Rehab Elhiny (University College, Cork, Ireland and Minia University, Egypt) was awarded the best poster prize for her poster entitled ‘Goal attainment, medication adherence and guideline adherence in […]
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