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In-house packaging often seems like a convenient option but it likely comes with a hefty price. We tend to forget about a lot of the underlying expenses -- like equipment and labor. Our infographic below provides a great example of what the true cost of in-house packaging really looks like.

Robotic pharmacy systems are great for those hospital pharmacies looking to prevent medication errors, reduce pharmacy labor and lower medication inventory. But there’s a downside: Packaging and restocking these robots can be tricky. So how do you fill a pharmacy robotic system without it being too time-consuming?

Check out our infographic for some key consideration points for three ways to fill a robotic pharmacy system:

Patient safety is always the highest priority when repackaging medications. The process of repackaging these drugs into unit-dose can be tedious but it's important to have steps in place to ensure your repackaged product is of the highest quality. The best way to establish medication and patient safety is for your entire repackaging process to be driven by quality assurance. At Safecor Health, we invest in training and education for every employee to ensure our team performs every process according to the highest-quality operating procedures.

Check out our infographic below to learn more about Safecor Health's quality-driven repackaging process.

Health care is an ever-changing industry. The fluctuation in technology alone can be hard enough to keep track of, but modern medical institutions also must deal with rapidly increasing costs and ever-shrinking resources. This is especially true of hospital pharmacies where tighter budgets can stretch staff thin and it can be difficult to optimize pharmacy staffing.

Highlights about Our Time at the Event

In case you missed it, the HCP Spring 2018 Hospital Pharmacy Conference kicked off in Atlanta, GA last week – April 30 – May 2, 2018. Our Safecor Health team participated in the Reverse EXPO and accredited educational sessions. Hearing from other hospital pharmacy directors provided valuable insight on trending topics and challenges in the industry.

New medication safety guidelines are continuously emerging in the pharmacy world. That's why an 800-bed, tertiary care hospital in Texas decided to better focus attention on the needs of the pediatric patients.

For many hospitals, in-house repackaging often seems like the most cost-effective way to package drugs into unit-dose. Unfortunately, with limited resources, hospital pharmacies don’t always have the time needed to focus on packaging. To offset staff time spent on packaging, many pharmacies purchase whatever is available in commercial unit-dose. Unfortunately, many of those unit-dose purchases have a significant cost premium versus bulk bottles.

For more than 40 years, Safecor Health has been the national leader committed to providing unit-dose repackaging services that allow pharmacists to focus on patient care by outsourcing the challenging and time-consuming tasks of packaging. But we're more than just a repackager - we're a strategic partner here to help you optimize pharmacy operations.