Assessing the clinical, economic, and health resource utilization impacts of prefilled syringes versus conventional medication administration methods: results from a systematic literature review.

Dan Benhamou; Mia Weiss; Matthias Borms; Julia Lucaci; Haymen Girgis; Cecile Frolet; Wesley T Baisley; Gio Shoushi; Kristen A Cribbs; Manuel Wenk

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Assessing the clinical, economic, and health resource utilization impacts of prefilled syringes versus conventional medication administration methods: results from a systematic literature review.

December 13, 2023

Benhamou D, Weiss M, Borms M, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2023;Epub Nov 28.

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Pre-filled syringes ordered directly from the manufacturer can improve medication administration safety. This review evaluated medication errors, wastage, time savings, and contamination in pre-filled syringes. There were no differences in rates of contamination between pre-filled and conventionally prepared medication, but the remaining three outcomes in pre-filled syringes all showed improvements.

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