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news.Cardinal Health, a health care services company, is set to introduce a unit-dose, barcoded packaging solution for oral liquid medications that are not commercially available in unit-dose form.
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The company took the initiative to bring in a new portfolio of packaging solutions following recommendations and input from hospital pharmacy directors from across the US.
Cardinal Health makes Oral liquid medications available in different unit-dose package sizes, allowing for dose sizes ranging from 5 to 45 milliliters.
In addition, the medication has more printable space for complete product labeling, besides having durable, flat shape that aid in easy storage in medication filling bays and automated dispensing machines.
Cardinal Health US Pharmaceutical Distribution Jon Giacomin said the new packaging solution would be a less time-consuming and will overcome the challenges of current packaging solutions.
"As we expand our portfolio of unit-dose, barcoded liquid medications, our goal is to help hospitals increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their patient safety initiatives while also freeing up valuable staff time to focus on patient care," Giacomin added.