PharMEDium Participates in Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Summit: Medication Safety in the Operating Room; Time for a New Paradigm

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PharMEDium Services, LLC, announced their participation in the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Summit held January 26th in Phoenix, AZ.

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PharMEDium's commitment to patient safety aligned with the APSF goals of improving medication safety by offering a complete line of pre-filled, pre-labeled Anesthesia syringe medications intended for use in the Operating Room. "Pre-filled, pre-labeled syringes can support the hospital in being compliant with regulatory requirements for proper labeling. In addition, this service can support standardization of medications in this critical environment. Standardized barcodes are included on all syringe labels further enhancing the ability to integrate with new technologies designed to enhance patient safety " said David Jonas, PharMEDium's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "APSF's vision and leadership in bringing together this diverse group of opinion leaders shows an unwavering commitment to advancing patient safety in the Operating Room. A consensus involving the anesthesia, pharmacy, nursing and regulatory community is exceptional in the movement to improve patient safety in our healthcare system. This summit could not have been possible without the collaborative approach by APSF," he added.

About the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation was created in 1985 as an independent nonprofit corporation with the vision that "no patient shall be harmed by anesthesia."  APSF's Mission is to improve continually the safety of patients during the anesthesia care by encouraging and conducting:

• Safety research and education;
• Patient safety programs and campaigns;
• National and international exchange of information and ideas

About PharMEDium Services, LLC

PharMEDium is the leading national provider of pharmacy outsourced sterile I.V. compounding services and is comprised of a nationwide network of state licensed and federally registered compounding centers providing trusted solutions to more than 2,000 hospitals throughout the United States.  The company complies with all applicable state laws and FDA regulations, including USP, and DEA requirements.

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