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Episode 872: What Happens If You Run Out of Penicillin G Benzathine?

Pharmacy Joe

This is not the first time the US has dealt with a shortage of this product as back in 2017 there was a nationwide shortage due to manufacturing delays. The current guidance in the Pfizer document states: Limited inventory released direct and to wholesalers/distributors in part or full when available.

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Episode 872: What Happens If You Run Out of Penicillin G Benzathine?

Pharmacy Joe

This is not the first time the US has dealt with a shortage of this product as back in 2017 there was a nationwide shortage due to manufacturing delays. The current guidance in the Pfizer document states: Limited inventory released direct and to wholesalers/distributors in part or full when available.

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Episode 661: Fentanyl Patch Safety in Hospitals

Pharmacy Joe

In 2017 the authors developed and implemented a procedure requiring an opioid status verification by a pharmacist for all fentanyl patch orders. Documentation within the medical record. This 3-step procedure includes: 1. Determination of indication 2. Review of prior opioid use 3.

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Episode 662: One hospital’s evolution of the U-500 insulin use process

Pharmacy Joe

Both the prescriber and pharmacist were required to document the source of the patient’s U-500 insulin dose in the electronic record, as well as which device the patient used to draw their U-500 insulin dose at home (U-100 insulin syringe, TB syringes, etc). In phase two, which began in mid 2017, the following enhancements were made: 1.

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5 Things To Know About Antimicrobial Stewardship Regulatory Standards

ID Stewardship

09.01.01), which went live in January of 2017. Goal 2, Objective 3.1 : Expand the number of sources for and quantity of antibiotic resistance surveillance data collected from inpatient healthcare facilities. The latest antimicrobial stewardship regulations from The Joint Commission went into effect in January 2023.

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NHC Comments on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the CY 2025 OPPS proposed rule

Putting Patients First Blog

By incorporating these measures into both inpatient and outpatient quality reporting, CMS is promoting a more equitable health care system and ensuring that interventions are targeted to reduce health disparities. amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/documents/Update_HHS_Disparities_Dept-FY2020.pdf Krieger, N., Ag é nor, M., and Bassett, M.