Optimize Safety With IV Compounding Robots

May 2024

More pharmacies will look into IV compounding robots (IVX Station, RIVA, etc)...especially for hazardous or high-alert meds.

This automation can have benefits, such as improving efficiency...and preventing wrong-drug, dose, and diluent errors.

Think of it as similar to IV workflow systems, which also have barcode scanning to verify ingredients...and possibly gravimetrics to verify doses.

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