Cdex, Inc. (fka CDEX)

[d4diddy]

"Haven't been able to find error rate stats for whatever is in the Valimed library."

There are two types of errors, specificity and concentration.

I believe that the specificity has been reported to be 100% (if I remember reading that correctly). I think telling the unit which signature is to be used prior to the scan contributes to this accuracy.

AFA the accuracy of determining concentration goes, it's not so much about the absolute accuarcy of the unit, but what accuracy is required in the working environment.

I read that one hospital has chosen a 20% range which means that the unit will validate a concentration which lies within +/- 10% of the signatured concentration. The pharmacist felt that would minimize false negatives while not having adverse effects on the patient.

I don't know if that will become standard or if it even applies to all high-risk meds.