Well I was looking for that "IV connection" and got all side tracked when I came across this word...."parenteral"
At first... when I read it in our SafePill Whitepapers.. I thought it was just a strange and misplaced word...
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Additionally, SafePill-1 now identifies parenteral controlled substances in syringes and vials and concurrently checks for dilution of returned unused portions as a deterrent to drug diversion.
As needed, SafePill-2 can be formatted to contain a separately optimized version specifically for parental controlled substance tracking and disposal.
Then... I remembered that I saw that same word...In that Interview with Greg Baldwin...
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Intravenous nutritional therapy, or TPN, supplies essential nutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and trace elements. An intricate and error-prone process, TPN therapy for children averages 16 ingredients, nine of which can be lethal if given in excessive doses.
Here is the latest news that came in from Baxa with that same word ....
*Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) processes.*
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Process Changes at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Result in Safer and More Efficient Nutrition Compounding
The introduction of the Baxa automated compounder and Monterey Medical Software allows a leading children’s hospital to minimize med errors, reduce man hours and improve clinical efficacy.
Denver, CO, October 31, 2005 --(PR.COM)-- With medical errors being one of the top 10 leading causes of death in this country, error reduction is a priority at most hospitals. In an effort to address this and other clinical concerns, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH) launched a program to update their