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Sterilization at a VA Hospital – Should this be outsourced for another VA facility to sterilize tools and equipment used? by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Wed 07 Jan 2009 5:10pm I read this article and my thought here are why? Is there that much money being saved on sending to another facility to sterilize equipment? Also, after spending many years in logistics, how would one like to maybe be the courier services taking care of this, you packages do get damaged in transit too, but there was no mention of how the equipm ... Read on »

To Sterilize or Not to Sterilize? by Baby Health Blog .. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 25 Jun 2009 12:04pm Over the last year I’ve received several phone calls from parents asking whether or not they need to sterilize the water for their child’s infant formula. And the confusion is completely understandable…depending on who you are talking to, you’ll most likely get a different answer. I always recommend that parents take the extra precaution and b ... Read on »

Sterile Products Compounded, Repackaged, and Distributed by ApothéCure: Recall - Sterility Assurance Concerns by FDA Posted Tue 16 Apr 2013 9:35am [Posted 04/16/2013] AUDIENCE: Pharmacy, Patient, Health Professional ISSUE: ApothéCure, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy that are not expired to the user level. The recall is being initiated due to the lack of sterility assurance and concerns associ ... Read on »

Balanced Solutions All Sterile Compounded Products: Recall - Lack of Sterility Assurance by FDA Posted Mon 22 Apr 2013 10:45am [Posted 04/22/2013] AUDIENCE: Pharmacy, Patient, Health Professional ISSUE: Balanced Solutions Compounding Pharmacy, LLC announced a voluntary recall of all lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy that are not expired. The recall is being initiated due to concerns associated with quality c ... Read on »

All Sterile Drug Products Made and Distributed By NuVision Pharmacy Dallas Facility: Recall - Lack Of Sterility Assurance by FDA Posted Sat 18 May 2013 3:51pm [Posted 05/18/2013] AUDIENCE: Pharmacy, Patient, Health Professional ISSUE: FDA is alerting health care providers of concerns about a lack of sterility assurance of all sterile drug products made and distributed by NuVision Pharmacy of Dallas, Texas. The FDA is basing this expanded alert on a recent i ... Read on »

Triad Sterile Lubricating Jelly: Recall - Product May Not Be Sterile by FDA Posted Wed 16 Feb 2011 10:30am Product may be contained in kits, packs, or trays that have been packaged after December 2010 by other firms, including brand names Allegiance, Select Medical Products, Novaplus, Triad, Triad Plus, IMCO, McKesson Medi-Pak Performance, Henry Schein [Posted 02/16/2011] AUDIENCE: Risk Manager ISSUE: These p ... Read on »

All Sterile Compounded Products by Nora Apothecary And Alternative Therapies: Recall - Lack of Sterility Assurance by FDA Posted Tue 23 Apr 2013 12:00pm [Posted 04/23/2013] AUDIENCE: Pharmacy, Patient, Health Professional ISSUE: Nora Apothecary & Alternative Therapies announced a voluntary multi-state recall of all sterile drug products compounded by the pharmacy that have not reached the expiration date listed on the product. The recall is being init ... Read on »

A new device available to steril ... by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:22pm A new device available to sterilize the air and cut down on contaminants and bacterial spread..BD Lake Hospital System today announced it has invested in VaproSure TM Room Sterilizer technology, giving the hospital system a new weapon in the war against hospital-acquired infections. Developed by STERIS Corporation -- the global leader in ... Read on »

HIV risk at Miami VA hospital – Colonoscopy equipment sterilization questioned by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 27 Mar 2009 10:14am Back in January, the VA had another issue with sending instruments and other items via delivery service to another facility to sterilize, which to me doesn’t make sense. Sterilization at a VA Hospital – Should this be outsourced for another VA facility to sterilize tools and equipment used? I guess it’s a good thing all of these items are c ... Read on »

Madonna On Tour Uses “DNA Sterilization Team” to Clean and Disinfect Her Dressing Rooms–Beware of the DNA Snat by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Jun 2012 8:19pm I wrote the post back in December of 2010 with the title to beware of the DNA Snatchers of the future and now it looks like the future is here, or at least Madonna is not taking any chances. Private investigators soon may take on a whole new identify. As we have all read your DNA can easily be picked up off a glass where you drank some water, ... Read on »