Reducing i.v. waste to under 2.25 percent.
Reduction of IV waste is of extreme importance in the maintenance of cost-effective, quality pharmacy services. This report describes the methods undertaken by a large community hospital to decrease IV waste to under 4%. The program uses several techniques including: "status sheets", IV reminder labels, commercial partial fill containers, extensive recycling procedures and close communication between the central IV service, pharmacy satellites and nursing units.
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009825:Oklahoma; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*