Multi-dose vial management - The Pyxis ® Insider newsletter

pharmacy and financial systems must be able to receivethe desired billing and credit quantities from the Pyxisproduct interface. The testing should include end userssuch as anesthesia providers and nurses workingthrough their processes. End users should test all of theprocess steps from dispensing to the transfer of multidosevial quantities via the Pyxis Anesthesia system withthe My Items and/or Transfer to Patient featuresactivated.Policy and procedureClearly outline the processes for the management ofmulti-dose vials for pharmacy, anesthesia providersand other applicable clinical end users in the Pyxissystem policy and procedure. The defined processesfor replenishment and dispensing should be part ofuser training. Include all dispensing scenarios:individual patient and transfer processes for the MyItems and Transfer to Patient features, ifapplicable.TrainingInclude training on the handling of multi-dose vials inimplementation training as well as ongoing new usertraining for the Pyxis Anesthesia System. Anesthesiaproviders and other clinical end users require trainingon dispensing, wasting and returning. Pharmacy staffrequires training on loading, refilling, unloading andsupporting clinical end users on multi-dose vialprocess questions..Sources1 Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2003; 81:491-500.2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007, RecommendationIV.H. Safe Injection Practices.3 American Society of Anesthesiologists: Recommendations for Infection Control for the Practice of Anesthesiology, second edition, 1999.4 The Joint Commission: “Standards FAQ Details” on Multi-dose vials (July 20, 2010).5 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Safe Injection Practices to Prevent Transmission of Infections to Patients, May 21, 2010.6 ISMP Medication Safety Alert-Acute Care Newsletter January 26, 2012.© 2012 CareFusion Corporation or one of its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Pyxis, Pyxis MedStation system, and Pyxis Anesthesia system aretrademarks or registered trademarks of CareFusion Corporation or one of its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the property of their respectiveowners.CareFusion© Copyright block 5.5/6 is frutiger roman. Equi tatum eugait ex eugiam inibh erit irit, quatuerat ipsusto eugait lorpero. Cid quatus que niatus, quidusSan perovid Diego, magnim CA volorem que ne eaque vit quam, offic tectota tentiscilias il id ea et moloratem sit quossusae. Itaquae si in prorporeprae pe re laborrorevelique non corem. Tem estiorrum escienis consequ idiores mo cum inusaep erspide qui diasped quam et facias es eiusaest, nectatem cusdam harci temolorere.carefusion.com