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Rhazdrugs Raises the Bar for USP <800> Compliance

Posted by Laura Paxton on Oct 13, 2020 9:50:55 AM

Rpharmy is raising the bar in USP 800 compliance with Rhazdrugs, a searchable hazardous drugs database accessible at the point of care improving visibility, frontline healthcare staff safety, and compliance with regulations including USP 800.

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Topics: Rhazdrugs, USP <800>, Technology

Press Release: Rpharmy Announces Rhazdrugs, Digital Reference of Hazardous Drug Handling, Disposal Requirements for Healthcare Facilities

Posted by Laura Paxton on Oct 13, 2020 8:48:00 AM

By Integrating Critical Information at Point of Care, Rhazdrugs Improves Frontline Healthcare Staff Safety, Raises Bar for USP 800 Compliance 

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Topics: Rhazdrugs, Policy, USP <800>, Formweb, News

Ode to Nurses

Posted by Laura Paxton on Oct 5, 2020 10:58:58 AM
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Topics: Company, Rhazdrugs, Technology, Formweb, COVID

Data Overload

Posted by Laura Paxton on Sep 28, 2020 8:34:59 AM

Several months ago, in this same space, one of our clients shared her perspective around USP <800>. She discussed the complexity of managing the volumes of critical safety information and the continuous influx of updates, additions and changes. We felt it was a topic worth revisiting as we continue the conversation around the relationship between the cost and benefits of Rpharmy’s Rhazdrugs software.

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Topics: Rhazdrugs, USP <800>

Three Clicks and You’re Out

Posted by Laura Paxton on Sep 17, 2020 10:08:57 AM

Online marketing 101 – if it takes someone more than three clicks to get somewhere, you’re going to lose a sale. After owning a SaaS-based company for more than 15 years, I wholeheartedly concur. But the stakes are much higher when those extra clicks compromise the safety of patients and their caregivers.

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Topics: Rhazdrugs, Policy, Technology, Formweb

Can you put a price on safety?

Posted by Laura Paxton on Sep 3, 2020 10:59:15 AM

Last week we had the opportunity to explore the origins of PPE and the critical role it plays in keeping healthcare workers safe. This week, we thought we would talk about the costs related to PPE.

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Topics: Rhazdrugs, COVID, PPE

Yes, Da Vinci wore PPE.

Posted by Laura Paxton on Aug 27, 2020 11:00:00 AM

Personal Protective Equipment or PPE has been part of my vocabulary for nearly 30 years. But if I talked to someone outside of the healthcare industry about it prior to March 2020, they would have looked at me like I was speaking Greek. Today, PPE is one of the most ubiquitous three letter acronyms in the English language.

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Topics: Rhazdrugs

Rpharmy is Here for Our Customers

Posted by Laura Paxton on Aug 20, 2020 11:30:00 AM

It has been a while since my last blog. It’s not been because we didn’t have anything to share. We simply decided that in times of crisis, it’s best to put your head down and focus on doing everything you can to support the customers you have. And that is exactly what we have been doing at Rpharmy.

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Topics: Company, Rhazdrugs, Formweb, COVID

Top 10 USP <800> Resources on the Internet

Posted by Laura Paxton on Mar 5, 2020 7:00:00 AM

There is excellent information in the public domain regarding USP <800>. We have compiled a list of frequently used links we see on our FormWeb and Rhazdrugs software customers. We hope that these sites might be useful.

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Topics: Rhazdrugs, USP <800>

How Compliant Do You Want To Be?

Posted by Laura Paxton on Feb 20, 2020 8:00:00 AM

I am so grateful to Angie for being our guest blogger last week and introducing a very important topic – USP <800> compliance.

I realize I am giving away my age, but I am part of a generation that still remembers driving around in a car without seatbelts. Our moms would reach across the front seat and hold you in your seat with her arm. We would slide across the back seat with your brothers and sisters on sharp turns. Then we got lap belts that gave way to three-point seat belts and airbags. And we resisted seatbelts at first, but now we feel unsafe without them.

In the healthcare world we have been using and handling these potentially hazardous medications for years without a seatbelt, so to speak. So why now do we have USP <800>? Because like the invention of seatbelts, we now know better and we can do better. And it’s an enforceable regulation.

There are a lot of ways for organizations to be compliant with USP <800>. An organization can please the inspectors and check the boxes or they can please the inspectors and check the box AND keep their employees safe. It is a choice. Many of the requirements for USP <800> can be met by placing binders and notebooks on shelves in a central location hoping they will be accessed. But wouldn’t it be so much better for everyone if this valuable safety information was accessible to employees at the point of care? That’s where Rhazdrugs comes in.

Rhazdrugs is a comprehensive list of hazardous drugs and a database that communicates hazardous drug disposal and handling to ensure healthcare worker safety across your entire organization. Hospital, pharmacy, veterinary clinic, skilled nursing facility – wherever it may be, Rhazdrugs provides critical information and much needed peace of mind so that healthcare workers can remain focused on their patients.

In my family we have three doctors, five nurses, and others who are employed in the healthcare sector. We are working hard to do our part to keep our loved ones informed and safe from harm. And we want to help you and your organizations to do the same.

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Topics: Rhazdrugs, USP <800>

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