OR Anesthesia Admixtures
In an OR, every decision is critical. Accuracy is never more important than when making a split-second choice that can make or break the quality of patient care. PharMEDium OR anesthesia custom syringe preparations improve drug name recognition in critical situations, thanks to labels with American Society of Anesthesiology-endorsed ASTM color coding by drug class.We know accuracy must begin long before a compounded preparation enters the OR. That’s why we’ve developed a process of 200% inspection along with a highly specialized system that utilizes automated bar-code verification to ensure the Right drug in the Right concentration is present in each syringe, and is labeled correctly, every time. Our tamper-evident packaging enhances patient care by reducing the potential for diversion and waste.
Examples of PharMEDium preparations are:
| Antibiotics Cefazolin Anticholinergics Glycopyrrolate Atropine Beta Blockers Labetalol Esmolol Blockade Agents Succinylcholine Rocuronium Vecuronium Cisatricurium |
Induction Agents Ketamine Local Anesthetics Bupivacaine Ropivacaine Lidocaine Narcotics Fentanyl Morphine PF Hydromorphone Sufentanil |
Reversal Agents Neostigmine Sedatives Midazolam Vasopressors Phenylephrine Ephedrine |
Enhance patient safety
- American Society of Anesthesiologist-endorsed ASTM color-coded labels by drug class
- Two out of three Anesthesiologists prefer the unique label design offered only on PharMEDium compounded anesthesia syringe preparations. Results show improved drug name recognition when viewing a syringe preparation under simulated Operating Room conditions.
- Labeling that utilizes a dual-drug name band, shapes, reverse printing and TALL MAN lettering to differentiate drug and concentrations.
- Tamper-evident packaging.
- Eliminate the use of multidose drug vials to reduce the potential for a nosocomial infection.
- Compliance with Joint Commission Patient Safety Goal 3d for labeling of all medications used in the peri-operative environment.
Improve resource utilization
- Reduce or eliminate labor costs associated with preparing unit dose syringe preparations.
- Improve efficiency in the OR
- Reduce drug vial waste
- Improve patient traceability
- Streamline controlled substance reconciliation
- Extended stability in conjunction with tamper evidence may reduce or eliminate waste.
