BACKGROUND The accuracy, safety and feasibility of, the compounding robot APOTECAchemo were evaluated in the clinical practice of Japan. METHODS Accuracy and precision of robotic preparations by APOTECAchemo was evaluated in 20 preparations of fluorouracil (FU) and cyclophosphamide (CPA) infusions by four pharmacists. Environmental and product contaminations with FU and CPA were evaluated by ...

Sterile compounding in hospital, home care, and ambulatory care settings is undergoing changes. Barrier-isolation technology for the preparation of sterile compounding is becoming available. The regulatory influence of state boards of pharmacy and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on maintaining the sterility of parenteral products and that of the Occupational Safety and Healthy Administra...

The clinical study conducted to evaluate the ant diabetes effect of a herbal compound drug consisting two herbs is presented here.

JCPH – Vol. 66, n 6 – novembre–décembre 2013 400 It was soon realized that the underdosing incident could be replicated in other provinces if proper safety measures were not put into place. A quick review of the regulatory framework for hospital pharmacists and hospital pharmacies across the country indicated that they differ from one province to another. Furthermore, few provinces have regulat...

Moringa concanensis Nimmo (Moringaceae) is one of the important medicinal plant. It is restricted in its distribution. The present study was aimed at recording traditional knowledge about this plant in various localities of Perambalur district, Tamilnadu. The medicinally useful part, drug preparation, mode of administration and the disease which can be treated have been discussed in this paper.

All Portuguese community pharmacies have a compounding laboratory and minimum equipment for the preparation of nonsterile (traditional) compounded medicines, but a few community pharmacies specialize in compounding. At Farmácia Lordelo, the most frequently dispensed compounded medicines are oral liquids for pediatrics and multi-drug, semi-solid preparations for dermatology patients. The majorit...

The paper highlights some commonly used ethnoveterinary medicines for domestic animals to treat ailment. The data was gathered from ethnic people specially Gond and Korku in the tribal pockets of Betul district. A total 25 species belonging to 25 genera, representing to 19 families as employed for 14 types of animal diseases. The species, family and vernacular name, plant part(s), drug preparat...

Supervised injection facilities are a form of micro-environmental intervention that aim to address various harms associated with injection drug use. Given the numerous threats faced by women who inject drugs and are street-involved, including heightened risks for violence, we sought to elucidate how North America's first supervised injection facility (SIF) mediates the impact of violence among ...

PURPOSE A preliminary investigation was conducted to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two closed-system products in preventing contamination of typical pharmacy workplace surfaces with cyclophosphamide during simulated hazardous drug preparation activities in a controlled laboratory setting. METHODS Two separate trials simulating hazardous drug compounding using cyclophosphamide were...