PharMEDium Announces Medication Safety Solution for Operating Room

PharMEDium announced the first generation solution designed to support medication safety and documentation in the Operating Room . PharMEDium has developed the first bar code scanner to support medication verification administration. "Our certiMED™ system is designed to be used with the extensive line of PharMEDium Ready-to-Use O.R. syringe medications by providing a visual and audible double check at the point of administration," said David Jonas, PharMEDiumChairman and CEO.

In the O.R., anesthesia providers prepare and administer critical medications in a complex environment. The certiMED™ scanner is designed to function as an extension to the market leading PharMEDium O.R. anesthesia syringe labels featuring the American Society of Anesthesiologists' endorsed ASTM color standard to differentiate drugs within a class. The certiMED™ scanner was also developed with pharmacy requirements in mind. certiMED™ provides a means to reconcile medications in real time while supporting the anesthesia provider by integrating pharmacy resources into the medication use process in the O.R. through the drug library.