Pharmacy Practice News Buyer's Guide 2011

The Buyer

2011

SPRING/SUMMER

CATEGORIES Pharmacy Automation Information Systems

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Medication Management Systems IV Devices

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Pharmacy Automation

IV Automated Devices

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Baxa Corporation

Bar-Code Packaging

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ExactaMix® 2400 Compounder (EM2400)

Talyst

Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com/exactamix

AutoPack Address: 11100 NE 8th St. Suite 600, Bellevue, WA 98004 Phone: 425-289-5400 Fax: 425-289-5401 Email: info@talyst.com Web Site: talyst.com Product Description: Offers accessible, fully-automated packaging for oral solid medications, ensuring all oral solid medications are unit dose and bar-coded for patients’ bedsides. It is scalable, reliable and includes workflow management features that can help improve the efficiency of pharmacy operations.

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Product Description: The EM2400 streamlines multisource mixing applications, improving productivity and reducing labor costs. It features bar-code verification, 24-ingredient ports, a closed system with no sterility breaks, accurate delivery with a secondary check, easy setup, high-speed delivery, air occlusion detection as well as an electronic Y-site for high-use ingredients and lockout for incompatible ingredients.

Disposables are available on group purchasing organization contracts.

Talyst

Baxa Corporation IntelliFill® i.v.

AutoLabel Address: 11100 NE 8th St. Suite 600, Bellevue, WA 98004 Phone: 425-289-5400 Fax: 425-289-5401 Email: info@talyst.com Web Site: talyst.com

Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com

Product Description: Allows bar-code labeling of virtually 100% of your formulary. It uses a special, patent-pending transfer label to ensure your medications have a scan-ready bar code and a human-readable label.

Product Description: With IntelliFill I.V., each dose is individually labeled, bar-coded, scanned and matched to an order. It captures source images for review and verification. IntelliFill I.V. also provides high-speed automation and on-demand reconstitution and filling. It saves significant costs in medication acquisition.

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IV Automated Devices

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Baxa Corporation

Baxa Corporation

ExactaMix® 1200 Compounder

RapidFill™ Automated Syringe Filler

Address: 9540 S. Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: 800-567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: marketing@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com/exactamix Product Description: Product Cost: Varies by contract; call for pricing. Product Specifications: Bar-code verification, 12-ingredient ports, closed system with no sterility breaks, accurate delivery with secondary check, easy setup, high-speed delivery, electronic Y-site for high-use ingredients and lockout for incompatible ingredients as well as air occlusion detection. Disposables available on group purchasing organization contracts.

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Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com Product Description: The RapidFill Automated Syringe Filler reduces costs from premade syringes. RapidFill automates filling, capping, labeling and bar coding of sterile batch syringes—800/hour. It is designed to fit in the hood, and colored labels are available. Disposables are available on group purchasing organization contracts.

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Other Pharmacy Automation

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Other Information Systems

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Talyst

Baxa Corporation DoseEdge® Pharmacy Workflow Manager

AutoCarousel / AutoCarousel HD Address: 11100 NE 8th St. Suite 600, Bellevue, WA 98004 Phone: 425-289-5400 Fax: 425-289-5401 Email: info@talyst.com Web Site: talyst.com

Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com

Product Description: Provides maximum medication storage in an organized, accessible and compact footprint. Its vertical design provides secure, automated storage and accurate retrieval.

AutoCarousel decreases required storage space by 30% to 50% and enables customers to easily store, track and access medications.

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Product Description: DoseEdge Pharmacy Workflow Manager is the first and only completely integrated system for managing IV and oral dose preparation. DoseEdge provides real-time status of incoming and in-process doses, bar-code drug verification, dose tracking and automatic dose calculation. It offers a best-practices approach for pharmacy workflow and remote inspection of pharmacy preparation steps. Also available: DoseEdge TPN for managing the parenteral nutrition compounding process, including manual additions. Visit www.baxa.com/doseedge for more information.

Productivity Software

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Talyst

Talyst

AutoCool

AutoPharm Enterprise

Address: 11100 NE 8th St. Suite 600, Bellevue, WA 98004 Phone: 425-289-5400 Fax: 425-289-5401 Email: info@talyst.com Web Site: talyst.com

Address: 11100 NE 8th St. Suite 600, Bellevue, WA 98004 Phone: 425-289-5400 Fax: 425-289-5401 Email: info@talyst.com Web Site: talyst.com

Product Description: Delivers access-controlled refrigerated storage and automated dispensing for valuable refrigerated medications. It’s flexible, scalable and can be installed in remote locations. It provides pharmacy-grade refrigeration with passwordprotected access and enables perpetual inventory management with par-levels and order preparation.

Product Description: A powerful software platform designed to deliver improved patient safety through better medication inventory control and workflow management. AutoPharm Enterprise has multi-facility capabilities, batch dispensing, manages code (crash) carts and improved order routing. It works throughout health care systems to automate medication ordering, receiving, stocking, picking, bar coding and return processes.

Information Systems

Productivity Software

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Lab Monitoring Software Cooper-Atkins Corporation TempTrak™ by Cooper-Atkins® Wireless Temperature Monitoring System Address: 33 Reeds Gap Road, Middlefield, CT 06455 Phone: (860) 347-2256 Fax: (860) 347-5135 Email: healthcare@cooper-atkins.com Web Site: www.cooper-atkins.com Product Description: TempTrak™ by Cooper-Atkins® Wireless Temperature Monitoring System offers 24/7 remote temperature, humidity, door open/close and pressure differential monitoring, stores data indefinitely and provides real-time alerts through pop-up message, email, voice alert and page. Designed exclusively for the health care environment, TempTrak™ monitors more than 60,000 pieces of equipment in more than 1,000 locations worldwide!

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Talyst AutoSplit 340B Address: 11100 NE 8th St. Suite 600, Bellevue, WA 98004 Phone: 425-289-5400 Fax: 425-289-5401 Email: info@talyst.com Web Site: talyst.com Product Description: AutoSplit® 340B is the industry leader in 340B purchase order splitting. The automated system provides full audit trails for all eligible 340B dispenses and splits. AutoSplit is easy to implement, and maximizes 340B savings while reducing program administration hours. It works with multiple wholesalers and has exportable reports to help maintain regulatory compliance.

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Medication Management Systems

IV Protective Devices

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Baxa Corporation

Drug Delivery Systems

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Tamper-Evident Luer Lock Tip Caps

CareFusion

Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com

Pyxis MedStation™ system Address: 3750 Torrey View Court, San Diego, CA 92130 Phone: 858-617-2000 Email: communications@carefusion.com Web Site: www.carefusion.com

Product Description: Tamper-Evident Luer Lock Tip Caps are latex-free—no natural-rubber latex components—and made of non-DEHP materials. A three-part cap requires the user to break off the outer sleeve to dispense medication. A red ring remains, indicating the outer sleeve has been tampered with. The caps are sold in sterile packs of 10 for convenient use. Available on group purchasing organization contracts. Visit www.baxa.com for order numbers.

Product Description: A leading solution in automated dispensing, the Pyxis MedStation™ system supports decentralized medication management. By combining proven Pyxis® technologies with actionable intelligence, CareFusion helps nurses and pharmacists improve workflow efficiency, medication safety and patient care.

Oral & Enteral Devices

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Other IV Devices

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Baxa Corporation

Baxa Corporation

ExactaMed® Oral Syringes

DiscPac™ Self-Righting Luer Tip Caps

Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com

Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com

Product Description: ExactaMed® includes market-leading syringes and accessories for accurate and safe filling and delivery of oral medication. Unique tip design, gray piston and blue printing provide clear differentiation from IV syringes. They are the only complete range of dispensers—from 0.5 to 60 mL—that ensures precise delivery to as low as 0.01 mL. Also available: specialty dispensers for enteral, vaginal and topical medications. Available on group purchasing organization contracts. Visit www.baxa.com for order numbers.

Product Description: DiscPac Self-Righting Luer Tip Caps secure easily to any size Luer syringe. Available in 12 colors, the caps are packaged individually or in convenient DiscPacs of 25 and 100. They are latex-free—no natural-rubber latex components—and made of non-DEHP material that withstands freezing.

DiscPacs may be closed and stored in the hood for later use. Available on group purchasing organization contracts. Visit www.baxa.com for order numbers.

IV Devices

Other IV Devices

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Fluid Dispensing Systems

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Baxa Corporation Repeater™ Pump Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com Product Description: Tired of reconstituting, pooling and then filling syringes, dispensers and elastomeric devices?

The Repeater Pump automates fluid transfer needs with high flow rates, variable speeds and delivery accuracy to as low as 0.2 mL. Disposables available on group purchasing organization contracts. Visit www.baxa.com for order numbers.

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Baxa Corporation ExactaMix® EVA Bag Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com Product Description: ExactaMix EVA Bags offer better bag clarity for ease of visual inspection, attached bag clamp for convenient closure and covered addition port to keep the area protected until used. New lay-flat tube material minimizes the risk of particulates in the bag. EVA construction provides cleaner disposal for incineration.

Manufacturing in North America reduces shipping time. Available on group purchasing organization contracts. Visit www.baxa.com for order numbers.

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Medication Errors

Drug Name Preparer

Preparation Date/Time

Expiration Date/Time

Concentration

Codonics Safe Label System is a solution for safe, compliant, fast labeling of medication anywhere syringes are prepared. ™

SLS improves the syringe preparation workflow by automatically printing full color labels, critically important in the operating room or anywhere syringes are prepared, containing The Joint Commission required elements and ASA color and content guidelines.

SLS seamlessly introduces patient safety into the workflow utilizing barcode technology. Anyone preparing syringe medications in the Pharmacy, Operating and Perioperative Rooms, or procedural settings such as the Endoscopy Suite or Cardiac Cath Lab can confirm that they have correctly selected the intended drug before drawing it up and administering it. SLS safety starts in Pharmacy. Pharmacy creates and controls the drug formulary for Codonics SLS 500i Safe Label Systems in a safe and secure fashion via its Administration Tool, making clinical pharmacists part of the perioperative/operating room team.

All drug records in the system’s formulary can be edited in Pharmacy to add specific information for the use of that drug, consistent with the hospital’s policies. SLS utilizes standardized barcode technology as well as visual and audible confirmations acting as a double-check for the staff preparing and labeling syringes. Printed on each label is a 2D barcode that enables the syringe to be scanned into an Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS) or at the bedside in the ICU. This standardization of drug labeling immediately improves patient safety, significantly decreases medication errors, and provides Pharmacy with documentation of the drugs used at each preparation station.

Call 800.444.1198 / 440.243.1198 or visit www.safelabel.com

Specifications subject to change, patent pending. Copyright © 2011 Codonics, Inc. All rights reserved. 6/2011.

FDA cleared to market per 510(k) K101439, Class II.

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The findings, published in the March issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Practice Practice, represent the largest study to date evaluating such an intervention in the field and extend evidence of the benefit of electronic prescribing in reducing ( Psydrug errors across all areas of medicine (J chiatr Pract 2011;17:81-88).

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Baxa Corporation RapidFill™ Connectors Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com Product Description: RapidFill Connectors enable connections of male Luer syringes, tube sets, repeating syringes, bag ports and other containers.

They are available with caps, allowing intermittent fills and capped storage. The connectors are latex-free—no natural-rubber latex components—and made of non-DEHP materials. Available 50 per case. Available on group purchasing organization contracts. Visit www.baxa.com for order numbers.

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CareFusion Other IV Devices

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Baxa Corporation Supor® Syringe Filters Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com Product Description: Supor sterile syringe filters assure quality control during sterile drug preparation.

The filters feature double-Luer design for secure attachment and rapid filtration and high throughput, with low protein binding and broad drug compatibility. They allow for fast and effective filtration. Available on group purchasing organization contracts. Visit www.baxa.com for order numbers.

Cooper-Atkins http://www.cooper-atkins.com/ TempTrak.asp

Talyst http://talyst.com/acutecare/

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Baxa Corporation TwoFer™ Needles Address: 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (800) 567-BAXA (2292) Fax: (800) 494-BAXA (2292) Email: info@baxa.com Web Site: www.baxa.com Product Description: TwoFer dual-purpose Luer-lock needles allow for vented and non-vented vial additions and withdrawals. Huber points minimize the risk for coring. Reconstitution and fluid transfer applications can be performed without changing needles. Available on group purchasing organization contracts.

Visit www.baxa.com for order numbers.

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