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ITWatchDogs:
Temperature Monitoring
for Your Hospital
Pharmacy Inventory
Monitor and validate remote climate
and power conditions surrounding
vaccines, biological samples,
chemicals, and other critical
environments using ITWatchDogs’
web-based environment monitors
while automating FDA 21 CFR Part
11 compliant reporting.
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Contact us to discuss how we can help you to proactively monitor
your critical inventory while optimizing operational efficiency.
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Low cost of ownership
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CRITICAL INVENTORY
Monitor and validate remote
conditions surrounding vaccines,
biological samples, chemicals and
other critical environments using
ITWatchDogs’ web-based environ-
ment monitors while automating FDA
21 CFR Part 11 compliant reporting.
Door Position
Temperature
Smoke
Power Failure
Video
Water Leaks
ENVIRONMENT MONITORING
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Extended Oral BUD
Studies in Pursuit of
Scientific Progress
by MEDISCA
Prolong the life and efficacy of
compounded oral preparations using
MEDISCA’s dye-free oral vehicles.
The main Objective of MEDISCA’s
BUD initiative is to raise safety
awareness and standardize new or
existing pediatric formulations.
FIND OUT MORE AT WWW.MEDISCA.COM OR CALL US AT : 1.800.932.1039
SCAN HERE
VIEW BUD
Extending Science
One Step Further
ONGOING BUD STUDIES AVAILABLE
BUD (Beyond Use Date) studies provide important information on the stability of a compounded
preparation. Accurate results ensure that a medication has maintained its compounded dosage form.
This quarterly update releases the results from BUD studies conducted by renowned institutions:
Hospital for Sick Children, the University of Montreal and the University of British Columbia. The results
of these studies have already led to the implementation of MEDISCA’s DYE-FREE oral vehicles at
various healthcare institutions.
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SecurColor™ Inkjet
On-Demand Color
Label Printers
from Epson
Epson’s SecurColor prints
enhanced color pharmacy labels
on-demand without the use of
pre-printed labels. Unlike other
label printers, SecurColor allows
you to print color anywhere on
a label and print variable length
labels to meet your needs.
©2014 Epson America, Inc. Epson and SecurColor are registered trademarks and
Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SecurColor. The smarter way to print pharmacy labels.
Prints color where you need it
No preprinted labels required
Prints variable length labels
Prints auxiliary info on label
Water and alcohol proof
Reduces label costs
All in a small footprint.
DISCOVER THE ADVANTAGES OF
EPSON SECURCOLOR
Epson’s SecurColor® prints color-enhanced pharmacy labels without the expense and
hassle of pre-printed labels. It is an ideal solution for retail and compounding pharmacies
for printing crisp, clear color labels of variable length, including warning information,
barcodes, text and graphics. And the labels are alcohol and water proof when printed on
qualified media. It also complies with USP 797 standards for sterile preparations. Best of
all it features the quality and reliability that Epson is known for.
pos.epson.com/healthcare
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Smart Solutions
by Pharmacists,
for Pharmacists
Rx Remote Solutions -
a subsidiary of Comprehensive
Pharmacy Services, the nation’s
leading pharmacy services
company - provides office-based
medication order entry and
verification, transitions of care,
and plug-in technology solutions
for hospital pharmacists.
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AutoSplit Contract
Pharmacy and
340B Compliance
Services by Talyst
Talyst understands a
pharmacy’s need to optimize
its 340B savings. For more
than a decade, Talyst has
supported over 400 health
systems with their AutoSplit
340B software.
I wanted to thank you
and your team for the
outstanding support
during our HRSA
audit. We very much
appreciated your
on-site presence and
active support both
before and during the
audit.
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Talyst.com | 877.4.TALYST
Are You Audit Ready? Talyst is proud of our 100% 340B Audit Success Rate!
What do all Talyst AutoSplit® Fully Managed customers have in common that have experienced a
HRSA audit? With Talyst’s assistance, a perfect audit record!
Audits can be stressful. With our fingers on the pulse of regulatory changes you can rely on Talyst
to help your health system stay compliant with federal regulations while ensuring a successful audit
experience. Talyst experts provide a multidisciplinary approach to ensure audit compliance including
program set-up, administration, and legal and government affairs. Our experienced consultants are
available to be on-site to partner with you throughout your audit process.
Talyst is committed to improving healthcare with innovative medication management systems,
software, and services to help caregivers serve patients.
Are You Audit Ready? For more information, call 877.4.TALYST x1 or info@talyst.com
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