ASHP Guidelines on the Safe Use of Automated Compounding Devices for the Preparation of Parenteral Nutrition Admixtures.

Benjamin Iredell; Hesham Mourad; Nancy A Nickman; Hao Dieu; Gary Austin; Rani Goradia; Joseph Scott Wade; Justin Goette; Tanya O Ezekiel; Brendan R Begnoche; Andrew Liu; Stacey English

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ASHP Guidelines on the Safe Use of Automated Compounding Devices for the Preparation of Parenteral Nutrition Admixtures.

June 15, 2022

Iredell B, Mourad H, Nickman NA, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2022;79(10):730-735.

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The advantages of automation can be safely achieved only when the technologies are implemented into processes that support their proper use in regular and urgent situations. This guideline outlines considerations for the safe use of computerized compounding devices to prepare parenteral nutrition admixtures with the broader application to other IV preparations in mind. Effective policy, training, system variation, and vendor partnerships are elements discussed.

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