Pharmacy Technician's Letter Hospital

September 2017 Issue

You'll see a push to standardize concentrations for compounded ORAL liquids....

You'll hear about Rituxan Hycela (rih-TUK-san hye-SEL-uh) for treating blood cancers....

You'll hear about continuing dangerous med errors with vincristine (Vincasar PFS, Marqibo, etc)....

Patients hospitalized with burns often have complex med regimens....

Rituxan Hycela
rituximab
New subcutaneous injection for treating blood cancers

Steritalc
talc powder
A sterile talc product for intrapleural use

AirDuo
fluticasone/salmeterol
New oral inhalation combination corticosteroid and LABA for treatment of asthma