Human Rights Watch

DEFINITIONS OF AND NOTES ON KEY TERMS

This report focuses on programs that facilitate access to sterile syringes and provide information and other tools associated with the safe injection of drugs. The following glossary explains many of ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Scratching below the surface: How taking a closer look at your sterilization packaging systems can increase patient safety

The sterile processing department used to be a little-known department in the hospital, relegated to the basement or tucked away in a not-oft-visited area of the hospital and ignored by quality ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Hospitals face shortage of sterile water for injections: 5 things to know

Hospitals are experiencing a national shortage of sterile water for injection vials, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Here are five things to know about the shortage. 1.
Business Wire

Milla Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the Alter Pharma Group Announce Launch of a Generic Version of Magnesium Sulfate in Water for Injection, in Non-PVC, Single-Patient Use ...

MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milla Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of the Alter Pharma Group, announced that its partner, Athenex Pharmaceutical Division (APD), has just started to ...
FiercePharma

Hospira Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of One Lot Of Lactated Ringers And 5% Dextrose Injection, Usp, 1000 ML, Flexible Containers Due To Mold Contamination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 10, 2014 - Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), announced today it is initiating a voluntary nationwide user-level recall of one lot of Lactated Ringers and 5% Dextrose Injection, ...