West Pharmaceutical Services has expanded its product offerings to include the Rigid Needle Shield (RNS). The RNS helps add safety to profiled syringes with a staked needle. It also helps ensure the integrity of injectable drug products. “Pharmaceutical companies continue to look for drug packaging and delivery solutions that offer safety, efficiency and an improved […]
Hospital Care
Kentucky doc gets jail time for bad opioid prescription habits & Medicaid fraud
Dr. George Kudmani, an OB/GYN from Kentucky, was sentenced to 4 years in prison this week after a federal jury ruled that he was guilty of inappropriately doling out opioids and Medcaid fraud. The jury found Kudmani guilty of 19 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances and 8 counts of health care fraud. After Kudmani serves his […]
ivWatch raises $14.8m for infusion therapy tech
ivWatch said today that it closed a $14.8 million financing round to support the company’s direct go-to-market initiatives and strategic partners activities. Undisclosed angel investors, family funds and a major hospital system invested in the round, according to the company. “The support ivWatch has seen from our investors and partners has been incredible. They are […]
Glytec highlights hospital cost-savings for insulin therapy
At the 6th International Hospital Diabetes meeting, Glytec‘s eGlycemic Management System was featured in several studies demonstrating the products’s ability to save hospitals money. One case study presented at the meeting described a health system that adopted Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System and saw 1st-year cost savings of $7.5 million. The Kaweah Delta Medical Center attributed the […]
Artificial pancreas startup lands funding support from T1D Exchange
Admetsys, a startup developing artificial pancreas tech for hospitals and surgical care, won an investment from T1D Exchange. The terms of the financing were not disclosed. A collaboration between the 2 groups is part of T1D Exchange’s initiative to support the development of automated insulin delivery technology, according to the organization. Hospitalizations can be challenging for […]
Hospira, Baxter subpoenaed in antitrust probe over intravenous saline
Drugmakers received grand jury subpoenas from the U.S. Justice Dept. this week in connection with an antitrust probe into companies that market intravenous saline solutions. ICU Medical (NSDQ:ICUI), which recently acquired Hospira Infusion Systems from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), and Baxter (NYSE:BAX) disclosed the subpoenas this week. Pfizer revealed that it is also wrapped up in the investigation, according […]
Becton Dickinson warns customers about injury reports from Eclipse needle
Becton Dickinson warned customers and business partners that it has received reports of needlestick injury for its BD Eclipse needle, used in transfusion procedures. Arrow International, which uses BD’s Eclipse needle devices in certain products, wrote to its customers today to inform them of the injury reports. Based on customer reports, BD said that in […]
ICU Medical touts dosing errors study
ICU Medical (NSDQ:ICUI) said today that a multi-hospital study showed improvements in potentially catastrophic dosing errors and drug library compliance when its Plum infusion pumps and Hospira (NYSE:HSP) MedNet safety software were integrated with the hospitals’ electronic medical records. The rate of potentially catastrophic dosing errors fell by 52% after smart-pump EMR integration, the study found, […]
West Pharmaceutical Services introduces new drug delivery safety products
West Pharmaceutical Services, an injectable drug administration technology provider, has introduced two new products meant to improve drug delivery safety. The LyoSeal cap is all-plastic and provides instant sealing for lyophilized drug products. West designed the LyoSeal to minimize risks involved with established lyophilization processes while maintaining the necessary sealing requirements. The NovaGuard SA Pro […]
Baxter to pay $18m to settle moldy IV plant case
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) agreed to pay $18 million to settle criminal and civil cases stemming from a North Carolina sterile intravenous solution plant where mold was found in air filters. The agreement includes penalties and forfeitures of some $16 million and another $2.2 million to settle a civil qui tam lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Dept. Whistleblower Christopher Wall, […]
